Loukko by 
Original title: Kettu ja hiljaisuus
Author: Reetta Niemelä
Illustrator: Eri Shimatsuka
Published: 2022
Publisher: Otava
Genre: Picture Books (0-3 Years)
Pages: 32
Reading material:
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Once upon a time there was a fox the colour of a copper pot. He had very long and sensitive ears. Loud noises keep hurting the fox's ears. It had to dig deeper and deeper into his den to get to rest his ears. Where does the fox find silence? How would the other creatures in the forest understand that the silence is like a hammock, where one can safely fall asleep?
This beautiful story discusses sensibility and the need for silence. The touching text by award-winning poet and children’s author Reetta Niemelä is paired with charming illustrations by textile artist Eri Shimatsuka. The Fox and Silence is Eri’s debut children’s book.
The book plays in an interactive way with the reader. The narrator speaks directly with the reader and comments on the mistakes of their narration. The reader is also invited to try using their little fingers as earplugs and to write to the fox about a place where one can find silence. [–] The smooth surfaces, twisting burrows of the animals and hefty tree trunks radiate the peace of a forest.
Marianna Lammi in Kuvittaja Magazine
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Rights sold:
FINLAND: Otava (orig.)
JAPAN: Iwanami Shoten Publishers
LATVIA: Latvijas Mediji
TAIWAN: ACME
