Listen, Listen written by Phillis Gershator and illustrated by Alison Jay
Listen, Listen is a lyrical children’s book packed full of sound imagery that is perfect for young children and early readers. From the first line of the book, “Listen, listen . . . what’s that sound?” readers and audiences begin a poetic journey of onomatopoeia that takes us through the seasons. Whether you’re riding in the car or snuggling up for an afternoon of reading books, Listen, Listen will engage your toddler, preschooler, and older child with its vivid language and memorable illustrations.
Illustrated by Allison Jay, Listen, Listen draws our attention to the many sources of seasonal sounds. Using oil paintings with a crackled finish, Jay’s artwork creates the effect of timeless illustrations for a timeless tale.
Listen, Listen will occupy a small toddler with its language, imagery and illustrations, and it is a great learning tool for pre-schoolers and early readers. Included in the last pages of Listen, Listen are vocabulary concept pages, which further draw the child into the story as he or she notices the more detailed elements of the book.
Children will learn about animals, plants, precipitation, and activities associated with each season, which makes this a wonderful learning tool for elementary aged children.
Listen, Listen is a publication printed by Barefoot Books, which is aligned with several organizations that promote global conservation and educate children about the importance of preserving and respecting our environment.
To win your own copy of Listen, Listen, leave a comment on this post. A winner will be announced one week from today on November 20. Happy Reading!
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What a wonderful book! This is definately going on the must buy list for my niece. Thank you for sharing!
Looks awesome!
looks fab – count me in – please & thank you :)
Looks like a great book. I’d love to win!
This book looks great. I’m always looking for new children’s books for my nieces and nephews!
What a great book to read together with your kids!
Maybe I’ll win it on my birthday….Nov. 20th!
Barbara
What a beautiful book. We have a tradition of giving our children books for Christmas.
That book looks amazing! My daughter would love it!
i haven’t heard of this book, but i’ve seen books from the same publisher before and they’re all beautiful.
Ahhh, this looks like such a lovely book. I’ve been out of town, but will try to post about this today.
What beautiful artwork!
sounds like a wonderful book that my nature loving boys would be wild about.
i think it would look great on their bookshelf ;)
This book sounds very charming. I am excited about the previous post describing the database.
Language is best learned through correlated sounds and images. This book seems to take it up a notch. I too would love to win it.
Thanks for the book review!
I’d never heard of that book. It sounds excellent! I am actually about to embark on a project for one of my classes– we are creating a database of children’s picture books that can be used academically because an acquaintance has said that children learn more quickly and completely through illustrations. Sure would love to win this tome and give it to my 2 year-old goddaughter. :)
I’d love to win!