The Best Children’s Books About Listening

“What are the best Children’s books about Listening?” We looked at 52 of the top Kids Listening books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 11 titles, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Kids Listening” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 40+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.

Happy Scrolling!

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Top 11 Children’s Books About And For Listening

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11 .) I Have a Little Problem, Said the Bear written by Heinz Janisch and illustrated by Silke Leffler

Lists It Appears On:

• Bookroo
• Parents

Everyone thinks they have a great solution to bear’s problem but bear doesn’t feel any better for their efforts–that is until a little fly is willing to listen to him and come up with the perfect solution!

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10 .) Listen, Buddy written by Helen Lester and illustrated by Lynn Munsinger

Lists It Appears On:

• Bookroo
• Parents

A lop-eared rabbit named Buddy finds himself in trouble with the Scruffy Varmint because he never listens.

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9 .) My Mouth Is a Volcano! written by Julia Cook and illustrated by Carrie Hartman

Lists It Appears On:

• Bookroo
• Parents

All of Louis thoughts are very important to him. In fact, his thoughts are so important to him that when he has something to say, his words begin to wiggle, and then they do the jiggle, then his tongue pushes all of his important words up against his teeth and he erupts, or interrupts others. His mouth is a volcano!

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8 .) Quiet Please, Owen McPhee written by Trudy Ludwig and illustrated by Patrice Barton

Lists It Appears On:

• Bookroo
• Read Brightly

A nonstop talker learns about the power of listening when he comes down with a case of laryngitis

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7 .) That Is Not a Good Idea! written by Mo Willems

Lists It Appears On:

• Bookroo
• Read Brightly

A surprising lesson about the importance of listening to one’s inner gosling ensues when a very hungry fox issues a dinner invitation to a very plump goose.

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6 .) The Dot written by Peter H. Reynolds

Lists It Appears On:

• Little Parachutes
• Scholastic

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5 .) The Rabbit Listened written by Cori Doerrfeld

Lists It Appears On:

• Bookroo
• Read Brightly

When Taylor’s block castle is destroyed, all the animals think they know just what to do, but only the rabbit quietly listens to how Taylor is feeling

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4 .) Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen written by Reverend Ana, Howard Binkow and illustrated by Sue Cornelison

Lists It Appears On:

• Bookroo
• Parents
• Scholastic

The goal of the author is to help children to become better listeners.

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3 .) Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse written by Kevin Henkes

Lists It Appears On:

• Bookroo
• Parents
• Scholastic

Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.

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2 .) Strega Nona written by Tomie dePaola

Lists It Appears On:

• Bookroo
• Read Brightly
• Scholastic

When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.

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1 .) Why Should I Listen? written by Claire Llewellyn and illustrated by Mike Gordon

Lists It Appears On:

• Bookroo
• Parents
• Scholastic

Learn why helping others will benefit you when you need help. Discover many different ways you can help people, and how they can help you too.

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The 40+ Additional Best Listening Books For Children

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#	Books	Authors	Lists
12	Andi Unexpected	Amanda Flower	Bookroo
13	Angry Arthur		Little Parachutes
14	At Home (Why Manners Matter)		Little Parachutes
15	Bear Has a Story to Tell	Philip C. Stead and illustrated by Erin E. Stead	Bookroo
16	Chimpanzees for Tea!		Bookroo
17	Crunch, The Shy Dinosaur		Read Brightly
18	Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!	Mo Willems	Scholastic
19	Duck, Duck, Dinosaur and the Noise at Night	Kallie George and illustrated by Oriol Vidal	Bookroo
20	Eat Up, Max and Millie		Little Parachutes
21	El Deafo	Cece Bell	Bookroo
22	Ella WHO?	Linda Ashman and illustrated by Sara Sanchez	Bookroo
23	Excuse Me: Learning About Politeness		Little Parachutes
24	Going Shopping (Why Manners Matter)		Little Parachutes
25	How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms?		Little Parachutes
26	How Should I Behave?		Little Parachutes
27	Hugh Shampoo		Little Parachutes
28	I Can Make a Difference: A First Look at Setting a Good Example		Little Parachutes
29	I Just Don’t Like the Sound of No!	Julia Cook	Parents
30	Ideas Are All Around		Bookroo
31	Interrupting Chicken	David Ezra Stein	Scholastic
32	Listen and Learn	Cheri J. Meiners	Parents
33	Listen, Listen	Phillis Gershator and illustrated by Alison Jay	Bookroo
34	Little Elephant Listens	Michael Dahl and illustrated by Oriol Vidal	Bookroo
35	Little Red Riding Hood	Brothers Grimm, Trina Schart Hyman and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman	Bookroo
36	Manners in School		Little Parachutes
37	Manners On Holiday		Little Parachutes
38	Never Say No to a Princess!		Little Parachutes
39	No, David!	David Shannon	Scholastic
40	Oink, Oink Benny	Barbro Lindgren	Parents
41	Please and Thank You: A Pirate Pete and Princess Polly book		Little Parachutes
42	Sherlock Holmes in the Hound of the Baskervilles	Jennifer Adams and illustrated by Alison Oliver	Bookroo
43	Small Elephant’s Bathtime		Little Parachutes
44	Take turns, Max and Millie		Little Parachutes
45	Telephone	Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jen Corace	Bookroo
46	The Loud Book!	Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Renata Liwska	Bookroo
47	The Poky Little Puppy	Janette Sebring Lowrey and illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren	Bookroo
48	What Can I Hear?		Bookroo
49	What’s worrying you?		Little Parachutes
50	Why Should I Help?		Little Parachutes
51	Will You Be My Friend?		Little Parachutes
52	Wordy Birdy		Read Brightly

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5 Best Kids Listening Book Sources/Lists

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Source	Article
Scholastic	8 Books To Teach About Paying Attention and Following Directions
Parents	9 Best Books to Teach Listening
Little Parachutes	Little Parachutes • children’s picture books about Listening & Co
Read Brightly	Picture Books That Show Children the Importance of Listening
Bookroo	The Top 25 Books About Listening