Mighty Silent e!

by Kimberlee Gard

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Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.

The Mighty Silent e! is a cute illustrated story for the youngest readers (ages 5-8), and part of the Language is fun series; this volume written by Kimberlee Gard. Released 18th Aug 2020 by Familius, it's 32 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats.

This is a fun book full of wordplay with cute letter shaped characters who have stick figure arms, legs, and facial features. Little e doesn't say much, and he's easy to overlook, until his friends try to make words. What's wrong? Nobody can make the word game work without their friend little e.

Everything works out in the end. It's a nice, gently told story, without a lot of stress or any scary moments. The art, by Sandie Sonke, is very colorful and full of small details which invite readers to take a little extra time on each page. The denouement, where the little letter groups appearing in the early pages are drawn at the end with their finished words including the silent e at the end (cake, rose, kite and more) give students and facilitators a good lesson on terminal e and how the e at the end of the word changes the sounds of the letters.

Four stars. This would be an excellent choice for public or classroom library, homeschooling, and gift giving. 

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.