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I Go Quiet

David Ouimet

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English
Canongate
01 October 2019
I Go Quiet is the exquisite story of an introverted girl, struggling to find her place in a noisy world. Through the power of books, creativity and imagination, she begins to see possibilities for herself beyond the present, to a future where her voice will finally be heard.

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Imprint:   Canongate
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   Main
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 180mm,  Spine: 10mm
Weight:   340g
ISBN:   9781786897404
ISBN 10:   1786897407
Pages:   48
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

David Ouimet's illustrations have featured on album covers and books, including Robert D. San Souci's Dare to be Scared book series and Nancy Etchmendy's Cat in Glass and other Tales of the Unnatural. Most recently he illustrated Daydreams for Night by musician John Southworth. Oiumet's work was selected for the Society of Illustrator's Annual 59 and was exhibited at the Museum of American Illustration in New York City in February 2017.

Reviews for I Go Quiet

Haunting . . . Enchanting * * Psychologies * * Exquisite . . . The illustrations are gothic and haunting but beautiful . . . It's the kind of book you wish you could send to your childhood self, and the kind that warms the heart as an adult. A simple but stunning story * * The Skinny * * I Go Quiet unfolds like a vivid and indelible dream, full of light and darkness and mystery. It is about hidden things, hidden feelings and the power of quiet reflection. Most of all it is about connection and finding our place in the world. The illustrations are a marvel of imagination, atmosphere and cinematic loveliness -- ERIC FAN Completely original. Unique, in fact -- PHILIP PULLMAN I Go Quiet is a treasure trove of obsessive detail and draughtsmanship. You should probably go and discover it for yourself. I'm blown away -- CHRIS MOULD A powerful book, about the intensity that can live behind silence; about the power of books and how they give us strength and knowledge to deal with the world in which we find ourselves. A wonder -- MATT HAIG I Go Quiet is poetical, magical and eerily creepy. It is bewildering and mysterious and a master at somehow finding the words to capture something so abstract - isolation, loneliness, solitude and sadness. But the book is not bleak - it offers light and shade, it is full of hope and comfort. It will become a solid silent friend to many readers -- LAURA DOCKRILL Stunning . . . David Ouimet understands that to comfort means to strengthen, not to coddle. I want to send it back in time to my seven-year-old-self -- STEPHEN FRY Beautiful and engaging, this book brought tears of joy to my eyes. It sums up my own journey, all the dreams and hopes I never dared speak out loud when I was younger. I was left filled with happiness and I have no doubt that this book will inspire those who discover its magic to embrace and nurture their own voice in this noisy world -- CORALIE BICKFORD-SMITH Astonishingly beautiful . . . I wish this book had been around when I was a child: I would not have felt quite as alone -- NEIL GAIMAN


  • Commended for CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2020 (UK)
  • Long-listed for CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2020 (UK)
  • Short-listed for CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2020 (UK)
  • Short-listed for CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2021 (UK)
  • Winner of East Sussex Children's Book Award 2020 (UK)

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