The Sound of a Smile

Litchfield’s heartwarming and expressive illustrations put extra power and emotion into Greig’s lyrical and beautiful portrayal of a world where silence sings and where hidden sounds and small movements like a friend’s wave or a shrug can speak as loudly as a voice * Lancashire Evening Post *
A girl who cannot hear the noisy world discovers intricate sounds hidden between a song’s notes, a wing’s beats and the quiet spaces other people miss. For 3+ year olds, this mesmerising and moving picture book explores deafness, friendship and communication through Louise Greig’s lyrical text and David Litchfield’s warm, expressive illustrations. Highly recommended. * School Reading List *

Louise Greig (Author)

Louise Greig is an award-winning writer whose early years were spent near Glasgow, dominated by a love of animals and horse riding. She completed her school years in Aberdeen and embarked on a career as an air stewardess before progressive deafness forced her to seek new opportunities.

Having always had a love of poetry, Louise started writing in 2014, prompted by an advertisement for a poetry competition. Her children’s picture books have been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Klaus Flugge Prize. Sweep! was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and her adaptation of The Little Prince has been translated into over 20 languages.

David Litchfield (Illustrator)

David Litchfield first started to draw when he was very young, creating comics for his older brother and sister. Since then his work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, books and on T-shirts. David’s first picture book The Bear and the Piano won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. He lives in Bedfordshire.

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