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  • Published: 20 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593620373
  • Imprint: Kokila
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $42.00

Leila and the Voice

  • Shahrzad Maydani



A modern fable about a young girl who embarks on a journey to overcome fear and meets a supernatural creature along the way, for readers of What the Road Said and Where the Wild Things Are.

A modern fable about a young girl who embarks on a journey to overcome fear and meets a supernatural creature along the way, for readers of What the Road Said and Where the Wild Things Are.

When the angry cloud comes... Leila runs. The cloud grows and grows, and Leila walks deeper and deeper into its depths. Then she hears a voice. Underneath all the cloudiness is a spot of light. Leila works to dig the Voice out bit by bit, until she has a companion to walk with. 

Whether drawing them a map for when they get lost or creating a net for when they fall, Leila's finally able to soar with the Voice into a world of technicolor light. But will it be enough for them to complete their voyage home? 

Leila and the Voice is a picture book about the journeys we start, the fear we face, and the courage we grow into as we learn that we've had what we needed all along to face what scares us.

  • Published: 20 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593620373
  • Imprint: Kokila
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $42.00

Praise for Leila and the Voice

PRAISE for Bird Boy by Matthew Burgess

* "This is a powerful and effective message, and readers are in for a treat.” —Booklist, starred review

PRAISE for Poetree by Shauna LaVoy Reynolds

* "The language is lyrical and sweet, and the soft pastel-colored illustrations perfectly match the tone of the story."  —School Library Journal, starred review. 

"Delicate illustrations in graphite pencil and pastel watercolors encourage the possibilities of finding beauty in nature and diversity in relationships."  —Booklist