Cbr16bingo Cult
As I said in another review, I am in the business (literally) of finding future publications. And though 2024 is only half over (WAIT? That much???) 2025 is just around the corner for us booksellers. And because of that, we get access to future print titles constantly. Recently I found several picture books that are going to make next year pretty darn fantastic bookwise. The below book was read via an online reader copy and is due March 2025.
Also I am giving this cbr16bingo review the category of cult not because of anything bad, but because of something good. The Cult of Words. No, it’s not a real thing. Though, maybe it should be. We would get people to join us and learn all about words! Their power! Their magic! Their importance.
A Chest Full of Words by Rebecca Gugger, Simon Röthlisberger and translated by Tim Mohr is a book. The Power of Words. The end. Of course it is more than that, too. Our main character, Oscar, journeys into understanding of how much magic words can have. He realizes how they need to be saved, but also must be used as there are always more. Not only do we learn about the magical power of words, we learn how they can be useful in many situations. This makes a familiar story (words are strong, powerful, can be used for good, bad, maybe a bit too much sometimes, not enough) but also it is clever and modern. Gugger’s and Rothlisberger’s approach is fresh, having both a calming and exciting effect on the reader. The illustrations are both soft and pop, and are clever. This is a perfect book of everything put together. Most ages could read it or have it read to them.
I’d certainly recommend worshiping… I mean… reading it.