If You Run Out of Words: A Picture Book by Felicita Sala
If You Run Out of Words: A Picture Book by Felicita Sala
If You Run Out of Words: A Picture Book by Felicita Sala
If You Run Out of Words: A Picture Book by Felicita Sala
If You Run Out of Words: A Picture Book by Felicita Sala

If You Run Out of Words: A Picture Book by Felicita Sala

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Ages: 4–8 years

In If You Run Out of Words, an imaginative bedtime adventure from award-winning artist Felicita Sala, a father reassures his daughter of the fantastical lengths he’d go to in order to show his love

What happens if you run out of words?
Will you have any left for me?

Don’t be silly!
I could NEVER run out of words!

But what if you DO?

Seeking reassurance of her father’s attention, a young girl peppers her dad with elaborate, anxious what-ifs. Dad soothes each worry with the perfect answer: if he ever ran out of words, he’d visit the Elves’ Word Factory so that he never runs out again, of course! Even if it means having to brave the darkest woods, escape pirates, or even fly a rocket ship back home, there’s nothing that could ever come between them—and there aren’t enough words to describe how much he loves her.

Imaginative, humorous, and heartfelt, this picture book from internationally celebrated creator Felicita Sala is a whimsical ode to a parent’s boundless love for their child.

Felicita Sala was born in Rome but grew up in Perth. She graduated with Honours in Philosophy form the University of Western Australia. She moved back to Italy in 2007 where she taught herself illustration and very slowly started making picture books. Over the years she collaborated on various papercut animations with husband and animator Gianluca Maruotti. She now works as a full time illustrator. One of her books She Made a Monster was selected among the 10 best picture books of 2018 by the New York Times, and again in 2023 with the book As Night Falls. Her first self authored book Lunch at 10 Pomegranate Street has been translated in over 18 languages. In 2020 she won the Premio Andersen as best illustrator in Italy. In 2023 She won the gold medal at the Society of Illustrators in New York. She lives in Rome with her family.

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