A Brain Pickings Favorite Children’s Book of 2019
Listen
Holly M. McGhee, illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre
Experience the power of listening to your heart, paying attention, love, and empathy in Listen, a simple and tender picture book by Holly M. McGhee and Pascal Lemaitre, the creators of the NYT bestseller Come with Me.
The buoyant verses and gentle art show you how to connect with the whole world. From exploring your sensorial surroundings—what you see, breathe, hear, taste, and feel—to becoming aware of our shared experiences.
"A sweet serenade to our shared belonging . . . To listen takes time, too—and to learn to hear and befriend the world within and hte world without, to attend to the quiet voice of life and heart alike."
—Brain Pickings
"A thoughtful offering, expressed in subtle poetic tempo, about shared humanity and the nourishing world."
—Publishers Weekly
"Readers of all ages will love this poetic, gentle book about understanding and appreciating the universe for both its individual components and how they are intertwined with one another."
—School Library Journal