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Listen, Listen! Hardcover – September 1, 2007

by Phillis Gershator (Author), Alison Jay (Illustrator)
4.9 out of 5 stars 224 ratings
Illustrations and rhyming text explore the sights and sounds of nature in each season of the year.
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  1. Reading age
    1 - 4 years, from customers
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Dimensions
    10.25 x 0.5 x 10.25 inches
  5. Publisher
    Barefoot Books
  6. Publication date
    September 1, 2007
  7. ISBN-10
    1846860849
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1846860843
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In a spiritual and aesthetic companion to Jay s beautiful Picture This (2004), the artist s work pairs with
Gershator s simple, evocative rhyming imagery to conduct viewers on a walk around a small town as
seasons change. Jay s stylized pictures, with the texture of ancient frescos, are a window into a world in
which the buzz of an insect and the whoosh of the wind lend surprising emotion. Illustrations filled with
snowmen, anthropomorphized animals, and people running through a leaf-swept field will make children
long to discover what is just over a hill or around the next bend. Capturing a summer idyll reading in a
hammock with the same care as a warm evening by the fireplace, Jay invests each image with both joy and
melancholy. This jewel of a book will draw children back again and again.

-Jesse Karp --Booklist, November 15, 2007

PreS-Gr 3 In this ode to the seasons, the sights and sounds of a picturesque country village are artfully evoked. Under the summer sun, Leaves rustle, hammocks sway. Splish, splash, children play. In autumn, Pumpkins ripen, quick, quick. Apples, corn pick, pick. During winter, Crunch, crunch, boots clomp. Grown-ups shovel, children romp./Skaters spin, skiers glide. Zip, zoom, slip, slide. When spring arrives, ;Pop, pop, bulbs sprout. Leaves grow, flowers shout. Jay's crackled-varnish paintings have a nostalgic, folk-art quality. The rhyming, onomatopoeic text wraps around the busy scenes, and the words and art together provide a smooth transition between the seasons: summer's gone is illustrated with a swarm of insects buzzing off the page. An appended can you see game encourages close examination of the changing landscapes. Children will be inspired to listen, listen in their own environments. -- Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada --School Library Journal, December 2007

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Barefoot Books; Library Binding edition (September 1, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1846860849
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1846860843
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 - 4 years, from customers
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.25 x 0.5 x 10.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 out of 5 stars 224 ratings

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Phillis Gershator is a former children’s librarian and award winning author of over 40 books for children, including 17 Caribbean-themed folk tales and original stories—plus dozens of stories and poems in children’s magazines. Phillis lives in Brooklyn, NY, and the US Virgin Islands. Visit www.phillisgershator.net

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Customers love this book for its beautiful illustrations that create new depths of interest, and its enchanting text with catchy rhymes that make it fun to read aloud. The book effectively introduces children to the changing seasons, with one customer noting how the rhythmic words and sounds make it totally captivating. Customers appreciate how it holds children's interest, with one mentioning it has been a staple in their house for years.

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39 customers mention "Illustrations"39 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the beautiful illustrations in the book, noting their attention to detail that creates new depths of interest.

"...and on the heavy side, but that’s ok since you get to see all the lovely detail in the images" Read more

"...The pictures are so amazing and so much detail that sometimes we would just talk about the details!..." Read more

"...Let's start with the artwork. Alison Jay's charming, folksy illustrations are gorgeous and her attention to detail creates new depths of interest...." Read more

"...daughter is 2.5 and we love this book, the images and the rhythms are perfect to bring back for bedtime and as a reminder at ever season change...." Read more

15 customers mention "Book love"15 positive0 negative

Customers love this book, with children enjoying it and reading it to their parents. One customer notes it's perfect for a wide age range, while another mentions it has held children's interest for years.

"This is my new favorite book to read to my four month old! I got it because I love Alison Jay, but the writing is amazing!..." Read more

"...Love the simple outdoor poetry of this book. Perfect for kids in a wide age range." Read more

"...The book has so many layers to it that it has held my kids' interest for years...." Read more

"...My 13 month old loves it and always wants to read it. My husband and I both enjoy reading it (over and over and over)...." Read more

15 customers mention "Writing quality"15 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, noting its enchanting text and catchy rhymes, with one customer highlighting the alliteration and another mentioning its effectiveness for language development.

"Gorgeously illustrated book, words are musical and evince a love of language and sound!..." Read more

"...Snow sparkles, white, bright." The rhymes are wonderful and flowing and make this a delightful book to return to night after night...." Read more

"...I got it because I love Alison Jay, but the writing is amazing! It’s so fun to read and my many seems to like it too...." Read more

"Love the alliteration and images it accompanies are lovely. My son loved it since he was 6 months old. Tempo is very pleasing to the ear...." Read more

13 customers mention "Season knowledge"13 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate how the book introduces children to the seasons, with one customer noting its nice rhymes that show seasonal changes.

"...It’s not too short, not too long, it rhymes, goes with every season!..." Read more

"...the rhythms are perfect to bring back for bedtime and as a reminder at ever season change. It is my go to gift for new mums...." Read more

"...It goes through each of the four seasons, with things to find in each season at the end (with a 2-4 year old)...." Read more

"...It's a great way to introduce children to the seasons...." Read more

13 customers mention "Sound quality"13 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the sound quality of the book, particularly its rhythmic reading and interesting sound words, with one customer noting how the rhythmic words and pictures make it captivating.

"Gorgeously illustrated book, words are musical and evince a love of language and sound!..." Read more

"...It’s not too short, not too long, it rhymes, goes with every season!..." Read more

"...My son particularly likes the insect sounds of chirping, buzzing, whirring and churring...." Read more

"...Even then it captivated her because if all the interesting sound words in the book. Later on she could also enjoy the pictures, which are beautiful...." Read more

11 customers mention "Story quality"11 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's rhyming story line and find it fun to read aloud, with one customer highlighting how it effectively highlights each season.

"...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...." Read more

"...It's a bedtime story staple in our house. The illustrations are gorgeous and the story does a wonderful job highlighting each season...." Read more

"...It's rhythmic and poetic with fun sounds that made my son laugh out loud every time we read it when he was little. Fun for me too!" Read more

"...I like they rhyming story line too, makes it perfect for before bed." Read more

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  • Giulia
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous illustrations
    Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2025
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    Gorgeously illustrated book, words are musical and evince a love of language and sound! Watch out it’s LARGE compared to typical bedside board books and on the heavy side, but that’s ok since you get to see all the lovely detail in the images
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  • matthew frazier
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best baby book!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2024
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    I received this book with my first child and it is my most favorite baby book still! It’s not too short, not too long, it rhymes, goes with every season! The pictures are so amazing and so much detail that sometimes we would just talk about the details! I buy this book for every baby shower I have been too! Love it!
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  • SarahJane
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful illustrations and engaging text
    Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2010
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    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.
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  • CN OTTER
    5.0 out of 5 stars Adore this book for any kid 0-k
    Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
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    My daughter is 2.5 and we love this book, the images and the rhythms are perfect to bring back for bedtime and as a reminder at ever season change. It is my go to gift for new mums. This book really deserves to be better known
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  • Eluixa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2020
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    Would buy again, for sure! Great for a baby shower gift! On the larger side of board books, but all the better for the pictures. I like small board books and bigger one's, too. I just put the bigger on the floor for baby/toddler to explore when not reading to her, which she is impatient and likes to check them out herself as much or more than having them read to her yet. This one has a good amount of words per page. When I can almost read the pages before she turns them, it is a good amount. Much of the time and with most board books, I end up kind of improvising with words grabbed here and there. Depends on the kid. My oldest son, her dad, was much more patient with the reading. My twins did a lot of book eating and rending... and this one is sturdy, would be harder to pull apart...
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  • KS
    5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite book
    Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2021
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    This is my new favorite book to read to my four month old! I got it because I love Alison Jay, but the writing is amazing! It’s so fun to read and my many seems to like it too. We read it at least twice a day. I get a little sick of most of our books, but never this one! I do wish it was a little smaller. It would be hard to carry in a diaper bag or take on the go.
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  • SC
    5.0 out of 5 stars Later on she could also enjoy the pictures
    Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2017
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    I bought this book for my firstborn when she was just a few months old. Even then it captivated her because if all the interesting sound words in the book. Later on she could also enjoy the pictures, which are beautiful. I read it to her from infancy to about age 4. By then we had it memorized so we retired it. Now I’ve been reading it to my second child who is just a couple months old and she is also captivated by the fun sounds I make when reading it. It goes through each of the four seasons, with things to find in each season at the end (with a 2-4 year old). I also took it to work once (I’m a teacher) for examples of onomatopoeia. I love it!
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  • buy girl
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful story and illustrations
    Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2011
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    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!
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  • Señorita Escarlata
    5.0 out of 5 stars GReat and fresh book
    Reviewed in Spain on March 8, 2013
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    My two years old boy loves this book by its illustrations, its rhymed sentences and onomatopeic words. The concepts of seasons and what happens in each one is also delightful
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  • Cliente Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ascoltiamo il ritmo delle stagioni!
    Reviewed in Italy on January 28, 2017
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    Mi piace tanto questa piccola poesia sussurrata. I miei bimbi non capiscono ancora l'inglese e forse non riescono a cogliere la magia che c'è dentro questo libricino il quale racconta i suoni della natura che cambiano con il ritmo delle stagioni. Non vi è una storia vera e propria, ma le illustrazioni sono ricche di particolari e c'è tanto da guardare e da raccontare. È un libro per bimbi piccoli, direi zero-sei anni, forse addirittura ai bimbi dopo i quattro anni potrebbe sembrare un "libro da piccoli", soprattutto la versione cartonata, ma credo dipenda da come viene letto perché confeso che a me piace leggerlo, ha come un potere calmante. Bello anche per imparare qualche parolina in inglese.
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  • Miss J A Main
    5.0 out of 5 stars Favourite with all 4 of my children
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2022
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    All four of my children have lived this book. The rhyme and rhythm of it. The way the words describe the sounds. The way the book flows from one season to the next.
    They picked up the words and could say them along with me we read it so much! The pictures are amazing and lots of little things to spot as you read. Absolute favourite children's story/picture book.
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  • M. Forest
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book! Great use of onomatopoeia
    Reviewed in Canada on February 28, 2018
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    Fantastic book! Great use of onomatopoeia. Lovely illustrations. We read this again and again and never seem to tire from it.
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  • discerning
    5.0 out of 5 stars If only all children's books were this beautiful, entertaining and wholesome
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2010
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    I have bought countless copies of this book which my daughter fell in love with at around 18 months and now nearly two tries to recite and have read to her every day. Alison Jay's images in crackle-glaze type style are both beautiful and interesting, not to mention original. THis particular book takes you through the seasons, the cycle of plant and animal life, weather changes and is packed full of little detailsin the corners of every page for children and adults to search out and plenty of heart-warming observational illustrations (a scarf thrown casually over a chair while two cats drink tea before a roaring fire, kids sledding, pumpkins and apples being picked etc.). It felt like I was going back in time in some way. This is quite simply charming, beautiful and poetic.
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