Abrams Books for Young Readers  | 978-1419766886

With so many conversations happening in so many areas of our lives, will our words eventually run out? What would happen if they did ? Would we find other ways to connect with loved ones?

IF YOU RUN OUT OF WORDS, by Felicita Sala explores a parent’s love through the innocent question posed by a daughter to her father: “What happens if you run out of words? Will you have any left for me?”

This imaginative, new picture book explores one of the universal themes of childhood, a theme – Do you love me? – that harkens back to classic books like The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd and Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara Joosse and Barbara Lavallee.

As soon as his daughter asks the question, Dad jumps in, “Don’t be silly! I could NEVER run out of words!” But if he did, he’d visit the Elves’ Word Factory. There he’d buy an infinity bottle, so his collection of words would be endless.

But how, the girl wonders, will he find his way home?

Not to worry says Dad. He’ll climb to the top of the giant owl’s tree until he spots the young girl’s night light. Even if the owl carries him all the way to the moon, Dad will build a rocket and be home in no time.

I won’t give it away, but the very last wordless spread is brilliant.

Gorgeously illustrated in richly  jeweled colors, IF YOU RUN OUT OF WORDS is sure to be a bedtime favorite for years to come.