Do You Hear What I Hear?

First edition (1960) copy of Do You Hear What I Hear? by Helen Borten

With vivid poetic word imagery, and pictures as loud as a lion or as quiet as a whisper, Helen Borten introduces children to listening to everything around them to show them just how beautiful our world sounds in this new edition of her 1960s classic.

The imagination and curiosity of a child can be stimulated by any or all of his senses. To the acutely responsive mind of the youngster, the new and unexplored world of sense-imagery is an adventure and every new thing seen or heard is a delight.

Even before there is sight, there is sound—loud and soft, bold and brash, cheerful and warm-and children are keenly aware of the many and varied noises around them. There are happy and sad sounds, frightening and unexpected sounds, sounds near and far, going away and coming back sounds, and sounds that are always there, familiar or mysterious, but waiting to be heard There is the mighty, endless sound of the sea; the thick and dark sound of distant thunder; the sweet musical sounds of a lark; and the blaring, clapping, merry-go-round sounds of the circus.

Hardcover with dust jacket 

Author: Helen Borten

Edition/year: 1st, 1960, Abelard-Schuman

Condition: Minimal wear to dust jacket, otherwise in good vintage condition. 

Dimensions: 10.5" x 7.5" x 0.5"