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The Sound Snatcher, Linda Sabin – Review

The Sound Snatcher is a noisy and hungry vacuum cleaner looking for sounds to snatch. Especially good for the sensitive child who may fear the noisy vacuum or become unsettled and anxious when confronted by noisy distractions. Vibrant rhyme, alliteration and lyrical rhythm, promote a love of language and the spoken word. A great read out loud book. Special features include: Children can look for the peeking kitty on each page. The kitty exemplifies the quiet confidence gained by discovering the power of words. His curiosity, excitement draws readers into the story. The Let's Talk About the Book pages provide questions for parents to promote conversation and connections. The Words I Heard page lists vocabulary words and definition to encourage literacy and promote the love of language. See more at peekingkitty.com.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR...Linda Bryan Sabin is a born teacher and writer. She does not dumb down books for children and brings to readers a rich tapestry of expression and discovery. Rhythm, vibrant and multi-syllable words are intended to instill a love of language and restore it to its higher purpose, the true art of communication The Peeking Kitty is not a primary character in any of her books, but he is a major feature in all of them. He exemplifies the Spirit of her writing. He represents the magic of discovery and the quiet confidence gained when you discover the power of words. Peeking Kitty books are written to stimulate imagination, curiosity, expression and the joy of reading. Linda strives to acquaint young readers and reinvigorate parents with the beauty and lyrical magic of the written and spoken word. She believes real learning happens when children experience stories read out loud and when they have the tactile experience of the feel and the smell of a real book in their hands. Interactive The Let s Talk About the Book and The Words I Heard pages help promote real conversations between children and parents; essential for building lasting relationships and a well balanced sense of self and of the world. Linda says, The love and use of real words; may be one of the looming casualties of the 21st Century. Making a point as quickly as possible seems to be the only purpose of text-ing, twittering and screen flashing sound bites. Truncated language, acronyms and the loss of the ever friendly vowel is eroding the fabric of communication." Linda invites everyone to awaken their creative spirit, to look at the world in an unconventional ways and to discover the joy of reading and learning. Valerie Bouthyette is an award-winning illustrator who hand draws or paints her illustrations with a passion that gives them soul. Her brilliant illustrations bring books to life and are certain to make you smile.

FROM THE BOOK FAERY REVIEWS...Thankfully my kids were never afraid of the vacuum - perhaps because I vacuumed with them in my arms while they were infants? However, for those kids who get anxious and become of afraid of the noise, this is a cute book that will reassure them that it's merely noise and nothing to fear.

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Farrah is from the Raleigh, North Carolina area and married to her high school sweetheart. She's a 30-something mom to 3 crazy yet loveable kids who keep her constantly on her toes. Books can be found in every room in the house and bags as well. Reading is done every moment she gets the chance and a typical afternoon of fun would often find her and the 3 kiddos at a local bookstore or library hunting for the next book. She's currently working towards her goal to one day owning a cafe/bookstore in a historic downtown area where it's all about the reader's experience...community, atmosphere and the love of books.