Now, I’m not sure if the publisher and author are calling this aspect of the story “mental health representation,” but I think it is so fitting. This leads her to lash out at those who love her, which felt very realistic!
As a young girl who has just lost her mother (not a spoiler, I promise!), she has a lot of pent-up anger and frustration she doesn’t know how to release. Willow grows so much throughout the story. It was really moving to see this contrast and see Willow open up about what has been hurting her for so long. We see her at her lows after having run away from home and also at her highest when she is remembering scenes from her childhood with her mother. I actually wasn’t expecting this at all, but Willow is a really strong character. 🍃 Willow is a really well-developed character There are white magnolia flowers everywhere (which is secretly my dream for my future garden), including in Pilu’s hair! Ahhh, reading or even just flipping through these pages is so calming and awe-inspiring. There are even full pages dedicated just to the woods in which the novel develops. The nature is drawn in a lot of detail, too. The characters are all drawn in a cute cartoon-ish way with big bright eyes and small hands. gorgeous! The overall palette is brown-ish, yellow-ish, which I think goes perfectly with the story. The illustrations of Pilu of the Woods are. 🌼 The illustrations are drop-dead gorgeous! All these elements come together to make the perfect atmosphere that goes perfectly with the plot and feel of the story. It’s not only the fact that there’s a forest spirit in the plot, but also the illustrations and how time goes by in this world. Everything about Pilu of the Woods makes me think of magic.
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