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Review Only Tour: Silent Words by Chantal Fournier (Author) and Nicolas Lajeunesse (Illustrator)

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Welcome to Novel Publicity 's Review Only Tour for Silent Words by Chantal Fournier (Author) and Nicolas Lajeunesse (Illustrator). Read the reviews and win some great prizes for following along as we introduce you to Zelda and her world of words.  Silent Words , a picture book by author Chantal Fournier and her illustrator husband Nicolas Lajeunesse, is a charming tale. Zelda loves words and she expresses her fondness for them through speech. Questions, lengthy commentary, and passionate retellings, Zelda is not shy when she speaks. Words embolden her. Out with her parents for a day of fun, an unexpected tragedy occurs. The little girl who so freely expresses herself through speech finds herself at a sudden loss for words. Zelda's "tiny word factory" abruptly shuts down. What can she do? Talking to a child about loss is no easy feat. Each child has different reactions and different coping mechanisms. Silent Words may help caregivers with th