The Rabbit Listened
A children’s book with a grown-up lesson
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The Rabbit Listened is a simple story about a boy who just needs someone to listen. My kids love this book, and honestly, it might be my favorite book to read with them. I think we had to buy a new copy because we wore it out. It’s my favorite book to read with them, not because of the story or the illustrations, but because of the lesson, it conveys.
The little boy in the book builds this cool structure out of his building blocks. He stands back to look at it, but it gets knocked over. Devastated, he curls up on the floor, alone.
Various animals come by to talk to him, but he doesn’t want to listen. The elephant tries to be empathetic. The kangaroo points out the mess that needs to be cleaned up. The snake tells him it will make him feel better to go wreck someone else’s creation. But one by one, just as they came, the animals all leave. And the boy is left all alone.
He doesn’t notice when the quiet rabbit walks in and slowly comes over to sit next to him. Slowly, he nestles up next to him. As the boy grows more comfortable with his new companion, he opens up and tells the rabbit about everything that happened. He can rebuild his creation and…
