Little Echo

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Little Echo by Al Rodin is beautifully illustrated. I loved this story! It is a great little story about finding the courage to speak up. It is also about friendship.

We can all identify with Little Echo tiring of her assigned role, and looking for someone to help her develop her "fun" muscles. I recommend this picture book as a bedtime story, and as a gift for anyone young or old who reminds the reader of either or both characters! Magical!Little Echo lives her life hidden away in the shadows of a cave. The bright yellow creature longs to join the cave’s other inhabitants as they frolic and play, but her terrible timidity keeps her silent and watchful. When someone loud, bold and adventurous stumbles into her cave on a quest for treasure, Little Echo has a chance to find more than just her voice—she might also find a friend. Little Echo wants to talk, wants to go on adventures, and wants to be included, but she's too shy to do anything but echo. Finding her own words will be hard, but it could be worth being brave for.

Little Echo lives alone in a cave. Shy, she hides away, echoing the noises around her. But Little Echo isn't just shy - she's lonely. And when Max comes to the cave one day, in search of treasure, Little Echo starts to discover that maybe she has a voice of her own... Emily Ann Davison is a mother by day and a children’s writer by night. Having spent many years working with children, she discovered a love of picture books and began writing her own.This is a nice story about coming into yourself and being resilient. The friendship that develops between Little Echo and Max is very sweet and a great example for kids. This is also full of wonderfully expressive language to help build vocabularies and storytelling skills. The art is lively and detailed and complements the story nicely. This would be a good circle time read for pre-K and early elementary. Thank you Penguin Random House Canada, Tundra Books and Netgalley for blessing me with this eARC in exchange for a honest review. As they explore the cave together (looking for treasure of course) Echo learns to listen and speak to build a friendship for the first time!