The Rabbit Listened
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · February 20, 2018
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- Who it’s for
- A tender picture book finds comfort not in advice, but in making room for someone’s feelings.
- Themes
- Empathy and kindness, Listening as comfort, Supporting someone through sadness
- Genres
- Big Feelings, Rabbit Stories, Loss & Grief
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A moving and universal picture book about the power of listening to show empathy and kindness, sure to soothe heartaches big and small. ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, The Wall Street Journal, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly When something sad happens, Taylor doesn't know where to turn. All the animals are sure they have the answer.
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The chicken wants to talk it out, but Taylor doesn't feel like chatting. The bear thinks Taylor should get angry, but that's not quite right either. One by one, the animals try to tell Taylor how to act, and one by one they fail to offer comfort. Then the rabbit arrives. All the rabbit does is listen . . . which is just what Taylor needs. With its spare, poignant text and irresistibly sweet illustration, The Rabbit Listened is about how to comfort and heal the people in your life, by taking the time to carefully, lovingly, gently listen.
The Art of Listening
A tender picture book finds comfort not in advice, but in making room for someone’s feelings.
Come here for
- A gentle take on empathy when words of advice miss the mark
Expect
- Spare, poignant text and sweet illustrations
- A quiet reminder that listening can be its own kind of care
Where it sits
| Loss & Grief | 59% |
|---|---|
| Big Feelings | 51% |
| Rabbit Stories | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Rabbit Stories
- Loss & Grief
- Big Feelings
- Authors
- Cori Doerrfeld
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- February 20, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Empathy and kindness · Listening as comfort · Supporting someone through sadness
- Reading lane
- Rabbit Stories