The Sound of a Smile
$28.04
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2026
Summary
A stunning illustrated children’s book exploring deafness, friendship and the universal ways in which we all communicate.
One girl can’t hear the noisy world around her. In her ears, those sounds are sleeping. But she has found sounds that are hiding …
Between the notes of a song. Between the beats of a wing. Between those sounds are my sounds. And I listen.
What if someone in the noisy world listened to the beauty a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781408365489 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1408365480 |
| Author: | Louise Greig, David Litchfield |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Orchard Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 282mm x 254mm x 14mm |
About The Author
Louise Greig
Louise Greig (Author)
Louise Greig is an award-winning writer whose early years were spent near Glasgow, dominated by a love of animals and horse riding. She completed her school years in Aberdeen and embarked on a career as an air stewardess before progressive deafness forced her to seek new opportunities.
Having always had a love of poetry, Louise started writing in 2014, prompted by an advertisement for a poetry competition. Her children’s picture books have been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Klaus Flugge Prize. Sweep! was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and her adaptation of The Little Prince has been translated into over 20 languages.
David Litchfield (Illustrator)
David Litchfield first started to draw when he was very young, creating comics for his older brother and sister. Since then his work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, books and on T-shirts. David’s first picture book The Bear and the Piano won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. He lives in Bedfordshire.
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