Mandy Louvem
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Bio
Mandy Louvem is a Brazilian-Italian picture book writer based in Tallinn, Estonia. A former digital nomad, she has explored 20+ countries, collecting local picture books. With a BA in Translation, a Postgrad in English language, and professional theater training, her background in literature, music, and art fuels her stories, which range from lyrical to funny with series potential. For 20+ years as a child educator, storytelling was her favorite part. Mandy was selected as a Top 10 writer for ILFD’s Date with an Agent in 2025, and is a proud member of 12×12 chanllenge, and SCBWI.
Current project
The Day Silence Came to Stay – is a lyrical Picture Book that explores the delicate dance between stillness and the music of life.
Writing sample
Spread 1
On a sunny afternoon,
In an empty house,
Everything was much too quiet.
The parents had left for work.
The kids had gone to school.
Even the dog had gone to the pet daycare.
Spread 2
The street was deserted.
Not a single honk could be heard.
Even Miss Babbles, who always sat at the window to chatter, had travelled that day.
And so, in the midst of all that stillness, that’s when Silence was born.
Spread 3
Tiny, smiling,
He crawled ever so softly.
“Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Look at that darling little thing!”- whispered the furniture to one another.
Spread 4
The whole house stared at him in wonder.
“He’s so precious!”
“Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
And the more glances he received from plants and objects, the faster he grew.
Spread 5
Silence climbed the lamp’s slender stand,
Tumbling lightly on the rug.
“Shhhhhhh!”
He spun down the hallway,
Danced on the curtain,
Hopped onto the fern,
And giggled softly behind the mirror.
“Sh!”
He popped the bubbles of Carlitos the fish,
Lay down on top of the wardrobe,
And suddenly…
Spread 6
“…!”
…
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