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Listen, Listen!

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My daughter will be 2 in January, and this book has been her favorite book to read before bedtime since we got it 3 months ago. She choses it first over all others. She now can recite much of the text ("Listen, listen... what's that sound? Insects singing all around. Chirp Chirp, Churr, Churr, Buzz, Buzz, Whirr, Whirr") - it is very catchy and the rhymes are beautiful - they flow across the pages, and are fun to recite and hear. We have all of Alison Jay's books- simply beautiful illustrations. Highly recommended.

This is a beautiful book, to look at and to listen to! My children love it and it is a great way to help them learn about the seasons. I highly recommend it!

Great book. Beautiful pictures. I love how it goes through the seasons. My 2 year old brings it around the house with her, and tries to read it. I like this author and illustrator, we have many of her other books and they are all equally wonderful.

The pictures are beautiful and the story is also very beautifully written. I appreciate children's books that are written well as well as have quality illustrations. My son loves this book and it teaches him about the seasons!

I bought this book for my 18 month daughter and she absolutely loves it! It's a bedtime story staple in our house. The illustrations are gorgeous and the story does a wonderful job highlighting each season. The rhythmic words and sounds paired with the pictures makes this book totally captivating. It's a great way to introduce children to the seasons. At the end of the book each season is shown along with 10-12 words for items found in the picture of each season. My daughter loves trying to find the items in the pictures. We love this book!

I wish that all children's books were written and illustrated as beautifully as this book. Let's start with the artwork. Alison Jay's charming, folksy illustrations are gorgeous and her attention to detail creates new depths of interest. The landscapes in the book are all intertwined and one of my favorite things about the book is looking for the common elements from page to page. I find new details almost every time we read the book, which is currently every night as it is my 10 month old son's favorite. I think my current favorite picture is the one where summer is gone and the insects are leaving, most with tiny bags and suitcases. Just adorable.

Phyllis Gershator's text is enchanting. The repeated structure as you move from one season to the next and the plethora of sound words make this fun to read aloud and invite the reader to make the sounds as you read. My son particularly likes the insect sounds of chirping, buzzing, whirring and churring. My favorite text is in the winter section, when Gershator describes a snowy evening with the following: "Shh, shh, snowy night. Snow sparkles, white, bright." The rhymes are wonderful and flowing and make this a delightful book to return to night after night.

The board book itself is very durable, although after months and months of being chewed by a teething baby I will probably have to replace it at some point, which I will gladly do. I highly recommend this book to anyone with small children.

Great pictures, teaches about the seasons and also different words for sounds. My two-year-old loves it.

This is a very sweet book for children 18m+. A simple poem winds through the whole story with a couple phrases per page. The artwork is whimsical, yet simple and clearly illustrates the phrase on the page. This is a great wind-down or bedtime book.

This is a well illustrated and written book exploring the seasons. You're child will gain knowledge about different things that come with the changing of seasons. It's a great addition to your toddler's library.

Listen, Listen by Phillis Gershator and Alison Jay is a beautifully illustrated book that teaches the child to listen to the sounds of the world around him. The scenes depict each season and the sounds that change with the shifting of the winds and the falling of leaves or awakening in spring. The repeating words on each page are delightfully sound-oriented for the young child to repeat and emphasize with delight, making sounds of his own to go with the simple story. It is a lovely book which will be a favorite for all young children and you