The colors in this book are incredible. A solid colored rectangle on the left is complemented by the picture to its right; both sides have thick white borders. Equally fascinating is the contrast between the cartoon-like image of the main character, who is brightly colored and outlined in black, and the backgrounds and other characters, which have softer colors and a light texture.
The plot is charming. The girl is playing with a ball on top of a hill, and it rolls down into the forest. Apprehension turns to sadness, and she curls up under a tree as night falls. When she awakens in the morning, she hesitantly looks around and discovers a bear and a bird that become her companions for the day. The final page leaves the reader to ponder if the story was merely the reenactment of a book that was being read by the bear and the bird.
En El Silencio Del Bosque [In the Silence of the Forest] by Cristina Perez Navarro. Spain: Ariadna, 2010. [9788493803612]
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