Albert is just trying to find a quiet place to read his book. Instead he discovers a beach painting and gets immersed into its beautiful scene. A delightful book with minimal words, would be great for art exploration. ( )

Una història encantadora. Il·lustracions delicioses. ( )

This is a great story that will stimulate discussion. Albert just wants peace and quiet but he can't seem to escape the noise of his friends. Respecting different personality types while still managing to connect, privacy, compromise, and friendship underlie the plot. A gentle, sweet story that both quiet and rowdy, extroverted or introverted, children with relate to either as Albert or his friends. ( )

Albert wants some peace and finds a lovely painting of a sunset. He goes outside where it is quiet but of course everyone else eventually ends up out there with him, making noise. Soft illustrations help bring calm to this busy adventure of imagination. A book that should be looked at slowly and carefully to see all the wonderful events that happen and then realize that there is just as much fun reading. A lovely story. ( )

A new addition to the Mile End series written and illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, Albert’s Quiet Quest introduces us to Albert, who just wants to find a quiet place where he can kick back and read. Unfortunately, all of the neighbourhood children find his quiet place and it quickly becomes just as loud as the house he escaped to find quiet in the first place.

Isabelle Arsenault so beautifully created the neighbourhood of Mile End in her first picture solo picture book and Albert’s Quiet Quest follows in those same footsteps. The illustrations and book design have a comic book quality to them making the story so accessible and providing a little extra whimsy. Beautifully dreamy illustrations in a simple orange and blue colour palette evoking all the calm and wonder of the beach so lovingly depicted in the illustrations. There is a comfort in Isabelle Arsenault’s work. Everytime we read one of her stories there is a clam that descends and envelops us. Something about her illustrations have the ability to calm and centre and there is the same feeling in the books she writes and illustrates as well. At the end of Albert’s Quiet Quest we get a lovely gentle reminder to take some time to be quiet and enjoy a really great book ( )