The Listening Walk

AUTHOR: Paul Showers
ILLUSTRATOR: Aliki

From the Publisher:

With art by home and classroom favorite Aliki, The Listening Walk will remind both adults and kids of the wonders all around them…if they slow down and listen. 

“A fine resource for studying the senses.”—Booklist

Put on your socks and shoes—and don’t forget your ears! We’re going on a listening walk. Shhhhh. Do not talk. Do not hurry. Get ready to fill your ears with a world of wonderful and surprising sounds.

A little girl and her father take a quiet walk and identify the sounds around them. Soon the girl discovers an extraordinary world of sounds in her everyday environment.

Leah’s Thoughts:

This one is such a good reset when the house feels loud and everyone needs a change of pace. It’s simple and calm, but it gets kids thinking about the world around them in a new way. Try your own listening walk and see how much your kids can notice!