When I Listen to Silence

Name: When I Listen to Silence
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781773062549
Price: 39.99 NZD
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By Jean E. Pendziwol

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Summary

When I Listen to Silence invites children on a wondrous journey sparked by quietness. When asked to be silent, a child’s imagination awakens, leading them to witness dancing trees, playful bears, a sleeping dragon, and a knight galloping through the stars. From pirates to mermaids to whales, each imaginative scene unfolds beautifully, drawing readers into a magical world before returning to calm silence among the trees.
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Ideal for young children who delight in imaginative stories and appreciate the magic of quiet moments. This book is perfect for early readers and families seeking a visually enchanting and poetic exploration of creativity and stillness.

Description

When a child is asked to please, be quiet!, they sit silent and their imagination sweeps them away on a breathtaking journey.

Through the window, the child can hear the trees breathe and watches them sway back and forth as they begin to dance. Then bears join in, accompanied by the child on their drum, making so much noise they wake up a dragon! The dragon's smoky breath fills the sky, and the wind forms a knight on a steed that gallops through the stars. The child's adventure continues, as one wonderful flight of fancy leads to the next, from pirates to mermaids to whales, until they find themselves sitting silent once again among the trees.

Jean E. Pendziwol has written a charming story-poem that looks at silence and stillness as an opportunity for the imagination and creativity to flourish. Carmen Mok's magical illustrations flow from one spread to the next like animation, in a palette inspired by vintage printmaking.

Key Text Features

Dialogue
Illustrations

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781773062549

Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 May 2022

Country: Canada

Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Illustrated by Carmen Mok

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Jean E. Pendziwol

About the Author

JEAN E. PENDZIWOL is the author of Skating Wild on an Inland Sea, illustrated by Todd Stewart (Governor General’s Literary Award, the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award and the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award). She has also written When I Listen to Silence, illustrated by Carmen Mok; I Found Hope in a Cherry Tree, illustrated by Nathalie Dion; and Me and You and the Red Canoe, illustrated by Phil. She lives in Northwestern Ontario, on the shores of Lake Superior. CARMEN MOK is a studio-art graduate of the University of Waterloo and a craft and design graduate of Sheridan College. She has illustrated Percy's Museum by Sara O'Leary, Violet Shrink by Christine Baldacchino and Grandmother’s Visit by Betty Quan, an Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Picture Book Honor title. Carmen’s other noteworthy books include A Stopwatch from Grampa by Loretta Garbutt, Cone Cat by Sarah Howden and Tough Like Mum by Lana Button. She lives in St. Catharines, Ontario.