Use Your Words

This is a good book and illustrations are also nice.

I loved the concept of this book! As someone who speaks multiple languages, it's great to see children's book characters who reflect this image. The artwork was a bit distracting. It combined too many mediums and took away from the story that was being told. I would like to have seen more information about Holi and what they were doing, but it was a delightfully silly book.

“Use Your Words” is imaginative, multicultural and creative. It didn’t keep my attention but I’m sure others will appreciate it!

Despite knowing numerous languages, two brothers like to talk gibberish, which pisses Mom off enough to ground them. They don’t care, they go to their room and bounce on the bed until it’s broken so bad they open a hole in reality and end up with some not-so-scary looking creatures who also like to talk gibberish.
Here’s a line you don’t read often: “Then it bent over and held both of its noses.”
The cartoony drawings are helped by the fact the story is Holi (the Indian festival) themed.
I found it a little silly at times, went to extremes for what could have been an easily-taught lesson.

Trifecta! Great writing, fabulous illustrations, wonderful diversity. Love that it teaches children the importance of proper conversation.

When the brothers venture into a portal and meet new creatures they decide to educate them and engage them in conversation. Not only does it teach important cultural information, kids will learn to make a tasty recipe as well.

Use Your Words
by Subhash Kommuru
Two brothers think that gibberish is a funny joke until transported to another world that all that is spoken is gibberish. The brothers learn that not understanding each other causes more problems than they expected.