Reviews

The Loudest Bark by Lucie Gagnon, Gail Schwartz

topy_loving_books's review

3.0

This book really shows the importance to be surrounded by people who love you and accept your true-self. When the heroine doesn't find the courage to talk to her parents who are good parents, but just to busy to see their child is struggling. Luckily she has Chloe, her neighbor who babysit her and a good listener. She understand the importance of the very words spoken out by the heroine, when she say out loud that she is in fact a girl and share the surname she wish to be called. The adult acknowledge it, and then use this very surname. She gives the opportunity and courage to Simone to become herself, and then to bring the discussion with the parents. Also the power of puppies. I just wish the parents would have been more present, and to see this talk with their child. But it was really nice to see how Simone becoming herself, and her parents acknowledging it and accepting it, brought so much happiness into their family, as a all.

Finally I loved that the co-authors are canadians (Gail Schwartz is dual citizen & Lucie Gagnon was born and raised in Montreal). They now share a home, a son and a dog in the Quebec province, close to Vermont. They write in french and english to make their books accessible to a bigger audience. I loved too that Amélie Ayotte is a young illustrator from Montreal.

I've read this book as part of the #TransRightsReadathon (20-27th march 2023).

heydebigale's review

lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

This is a very sweet story about a trans girl who visits her neighbor to play with puppies and discuss her gender identity.

I loved the artwork in this book. So pretty!