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Hannah Jessen Conway loves words - reading, writing, and, most recently, learning to sign them. With a background in Christian blogging and nonprofit copywriting, her desire to publish inclusive children's literature grew when her second son was born deaf. Her debut picture book, Love Sounds Like, is a rhyming children's bedtime story that explores a heartfelt conversation between a hearing mother and her deaf son. Hannah lives in Raleigh, NC, with her husband, two precious sons, and a mischievous rescue mutt.
Reviewed by Lois J Wickstrom for Readers' Favorite
Love Sounds Like is a rhyming picture book by Hannah Jessen Conway. Shepherd, a deaf boy, takes his “super ears” off every night before he goes to sleep. One night, before he takes his “super ears” off, he asks his mother, “What does love sound like?” This question is one that a hearing child might ask as well. Mama’s answers apply to hearing children as well as to deaf children who have “super ears.” She tells her son about songs and laughter, and about how sometimes love makes no sound at all. Then, turning this story into an opening for a wide-ranging conversation with children everywhere, Mama tells Shepherd how love touches all our senses.
Hannah Jessen Conway's sweet story, colorfully illustrated by Remesh Ram, will help children, whether they are deaf or hearing, appreciate love all around them in family and in nature. Love can be flowers in bloom, fresh-baked brownies, a snuggly dog, or a book in your hand. It can be hot soup on a cold day, or ice cream in summer. Love can be heard, smelled, seen, and touched, or “simply just known.” Reading Love Sounds Like at bedtime, or before naptime, will help children see love around them and give them ideas to help others share this warm experience. Be sure to talk about the pictures as you read. The images will help children think about love in many different ways. The choice of a deaf child as the main character in Love Sounds Like is also a good reminder that love does not depend on hearing the words, “I love you.” Love is a multi-sensory experience.
