Review: The Mighty Silent E

The Mighty Silent E
Author: Kimberlee Gard
Illustrator: Sandie Sonke
Familius
Ages: 4-7

Little e is a cute little letter who knows he is a hero; after all, he comes from a long line of distinguished Es.

Now if only he can prove it. He has his cape at home and dreams of being a hero, but at school no one pays him any attention. Probably because he doesn’t have much to say. 

Little e is a cute little letter who knows he is a hero; after all, he comes from a long line of distinguished Es.

Now if only he can prove it. He has his cape at home and dreams of being a hero, but at school no one pays him any attention. Probably because he doesn’t have much to say. 

The other letters, an alphabet of rosy-cheeked, multicolored letters, don’t even notice when Little e isn’t at school one day. That is until the teacher asks the letters to join together to make words. 

All of a sudden, they realize they can’t do much. Confusion sets in as the letters, try as they might, can not make the words sound right. Kit, cak, tabl, zon – nothing makes much sense.

Luckily, Little e was only a little late, and soon he was running around making all the words right. A great day for the Mighty Silent e!

This is a beautifully written and illustrated tale. Kids won’t notice the lessons in long and short vowels, all wrapped in a lovely story about being important, even when you’re the quiet one.



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My thanks to Familius for providing a Review Copy of this book. All opinions provided herein are my own.

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