The Rabbit Listened
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- Create Date：2021-08-06 06:53:43
- Update Date：2025-09-14
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- Author：Cori Doerrfeld
- ISBN：073522935X
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Summary
A universal， deeply moving exploration of grief and empathy
With its spare， poignant text and irresistibly sweet illustrations， The Rabbit Listened is a tender meditation on loss。
When something terrible happens， Taylor doesn't know where to turn。 All the animals are sure they have the answer。 The chicken wants to talk it out， but Taylor doesn't feel like chatting。 The bear thinks Taylor should get angry， but that's not quite right either。 One by one， the animals try to tell Taylor how to process this loss， and one by one they fail。 Then the rabbit arrives。 All the rabbit does is listen， which is just what Taylor needs。
Whether read in the wake of tragedy or as a primer for comforting others， this is a deeply moving and unforgettable story sure to soothe heartache of all sizes。
With its spare， poignant text and irresistibly sweet illustrations， The Rabbit Listened is a tender meditation on loss。
When something terrible happens， Taylor doesn't know where to turn。 All the animals are sure they have the answer。 The chicken wants to talk it out， but Taylor doesn't feel like chatting。 The bear thinks Taylor should get angry， but that's not quite right either。 One by one， the animals try to tell Taylor how to process this loss， and one by one they fail。 Then the rabbit arrives。 All the rabbit does is listen， which is just what Taylor needs。
Whether read in the wake of tragedy or as a primer for comforting others， this is a deeply moving and unforgettable story sure to soothe heartache of all sizes。
Reviews
sAmAnE
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گفتگو، گفتگو، گفتگوحرف بزن، گوش کن و درک کنعالی بود👌🏻
Cindy Gerwin
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A book about feelings and just being there to listen and support。
Heidi
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Stunningly simple story effectively expressed the beauty of Presence。 Look forward to sharing with my grandkids and their parents。
Heather Lee
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This is a favorite！
Ben Truong
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The Rabbit Listened is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Cori Doerrfeld。 It gives children a model for how to process difficult events and provide meaningful support to friends who need it。Each of Doerrfeld's highly distilled and elegantly concise vignettes brims with emotional honesty and profound empathy。 The result is a story that's wise， funny， and easy to take to heart。Taylor， a curly-haired boy in a striped onesie， is miserable after a flock of birds knocks down his amaz The Rabbit Listened is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Cori Doerrfeld。 It gives children a model for how to process difficult events and provide meaningful support to friends who need it。Each of Doerrfeld's highly distilled and elegantly concise vignettes brims with emotional honesty and profound empathy。 The result is a story that's wise， funny， and easy to take to heart。Taylor， a curly-haired boy in a striped onesie， is miserable after a flock of birds knocks down his amazing wooden-block tower。 One by one， several animals approach him with strategies for feeling better。 Taylor refuses to be comforted in the ways the animals see fit， and they leave。 Then along comes a rabbit that doesn't say a thing， but in its willingness to listen， persist， and be physically close， Taylor senses genuine concern and respect for his feelings。 He opens up in all of the ways the animals previously suggested， but now it's on his terms and then he’s ready to build again。All in all， The Rabbit Listened is an appealing narrative and an excellent addition to any emotional-intelligence shelf。 。。。more
NTE
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This last one is actually my favorite， which is saying a lot， because: look at the company it's in。 But Cori Doerrfeld's The Rabbit Listened has earned it's top position fair and square。 Through the use of the softest most cuddly looking illustrations of an adorable non-gender-specific child， and a menagerie of soft squishy animals， and the most gently subtle "we have to let people feel their own emotions， not try to tell them how they should feel" story I've probably ever read。 Taylor has bui This last one is actually my favorite， which is saying a lot， because: look at the company it's in。 But Cori Doerrfeld's The Rabbit Listened has earned it's top position fair and square。 Through the use of the softest most cuddly looking illustrations of an adorable non-gender-specific child， and a menagerie of soft squishy animals， and the most gently subtle "we have to let people feel their own emotions， not try to tell them how they should feel" story I've probably ever read。 Taylor has built a magnificent structure - so many levels！ so many towers！ look at those arches！！ - and disaster strikes， and it comes tumbling down。 Taylor has no idea how to cope。 Enter all of their animal friends: an angry bear who wants to shout about it， a busybody chicken who wants to talk about it， a kangaroo who wants to clean it up， an ostrich who wanted to forget， an elephant who wanted to remember， etc。 But Taylor doesn't want to do any of those things， so， one by one， his friends come and go， and Taylor is left by himself。 Until the rabbit comes， and sits with them， and 。。。 just sits。 Rabbit comes close enough to snuggle into Taylor's back， and then just stays。 Waits。 Let's Taylor ask that they stay， then waits in silence some more， just supporting each other。 And the difference is absolutely obvious in the illustrations: Look at the difference between Taylor's comfort with Chicken vs。 Rabbit: One of the things I say to my niblings （over and over and over， to hear them tell it） is that friends show up。 That's it。 Your friend might be going through something hard， and you might not know how to help them。。。 that's ok。 Show up and try any ways。 Go to the funeral （obviously this is for my older niblings）， make the phone call， reach out if you can't be there in person: Just SHOW UP。 It's one of the core elements of my life philosophy: It's always going to matter if you were there， in person， in spirit， in the form of flowers or a card or a banana you mailed from Canada that one time because you knew it would make your depressed friend at least chuckle at what an idiot you are。 I've also been teaching them that their real friends are the ones who show up for them， since before they had any friends who weren't related to them， and I'll keep doing it。 It's served me well， and I don't think it's served any of them wrong either。 Life is full of hard things: Find & keep the people who can stand there with you when they come to your door; be that kind of people for others。So to see it so clearly illustrated in this book was an unexpected bonus。 Rabbit shows up for Taylor。 That's it。 And eventually Taylor takes enough strength from that they suddenly do want to remember it， and talk about it， and be angry about it， and clean it up， and all the things the other friends tried to rush Taylor right through， because it was their way of dealing with their emotions。 Rabbit shows up and lets Taylor figure out their own way， what works best for them。 And that's an important lesson for kids to understand: Everybody copes with things differently: Your friends might not want to yell when they're angry， they might want to cry。 That's ok。 Everybody is supposed to be different！ You can still help just by holding your friend's hand while they cry， or maybe hugging them when they're done。 Or asking them what they need。 Maybe they want to rant， maybe they want to forget about it for today。 Maybe they're more sad than angry。 Or too exhausted to be worried about it tonight。 All of these ways of being are perfectly fine， even if they're not your way。 And Rabbit shows that all our friends require from us sometimes is that we just。。。 show up。 I can't explain how happy it makes me to have a book that illustrates what I mean when I say that， just so clearly， for the littlest niblings， in the hopes that they'll be able to internalize & understand it even earlier than their older cousins。 And again: Adorable， soft， fuzzy illustrations。 。。。more
Myhia
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This book was phenomenal！ I wish I had a story like this when I was younger it would’ve helped me figure out so many problems in my life。 I think this book should be on every child’s bookcase so in times of need at whatever point in life they could look back on it and remember！
ماریه
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کتاب کودکِ چند خطی و بدون پیچیدگی، که برای بزرگسالان هم درسِ ساده اما مهمی داره！ حرفی که قراره به گوشتون برسونه شاید بیش از این که برای خود کودک آموزنده باشه، برای والدین کودک آموزنده و کارآمده
Patti Behnke
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LOVE！
Leah NYC
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Love it！
Chadi Raheb
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🐰🐰🐰گاهی تمام کاری که نیازه واسه کسی انجام بدیم اینه که کنارش بشینیم و بهش گوش بدیم。 گاهی همون در سکوت پیشش نشستن هم حتی کافیه。 این تمام چیزیه که لازمه。 این تمام درک شدنیه که اون لازم داره。 یعنی این کار از آدما برمیاد؟ یا باید حتما خرگوش باشیم؟ :）🐰🐰🐰
Red
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What an unerringly sweet book about different types of listeners。 I am giving this to a ton of friends。 Paper pages， but I think the message is meaningful and appropriate for kids ages 2+
Mitchell
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Fairly simple children's picture book。 Spare but good art。 The text is a bit repetitive， but overall it works。 A little heavy-handed with a relatively light message。 Nice。 3。5 of 5。 Fairly simple children's picture book。 Spare but good art。 The text is a bit repetitive， but overall it works。 A little heavy-handed with a relatively light message。 Nice。 3。5 of 5。 。。。more
Nattawut Phetmak
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อิมแพคมากๆ ไม่นึกว่าหนังสือเด็กจะทำให้ผู้ใหญ่เสียน้ำตาและกลับมามองดูตัวเองได้ขนาดนี้
Ms。TPena Peña
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A beautiful story which shows the different emotions a child can feel and how they might want to express them。 What matters in the end is having someone to just listen。
Julie
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A sweet book about not trying to fix things but just being there until someone is ready to deal with a problem。
Leslie
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How cute it is。 My grandson loves it and he read it again and again and again。
Hoori
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دوتایی توی سکوت نشسته بودند که تیلور به حرف آمد:«خواهش میکنم پیش من بمان。»خرگوش گوش داد。
Maria Rahman
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I found the snake's part hilarious 😂It tells you about what should a friend be like。I used to like books about friendship。Then I remembered， this book isn't for an adult like me， it's for young readers and can teach them small human lesson in a cute way。 😇 I found the snake's part hilarious 😂It tells you about what should a friend be like。I used to like books about friendship。Then I remembered， this book isn't for an adult like me， it's for young readers and can teach them small human lesson in a cute way。 😇 。。。more
Saba
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کتاب بشدت قشنگه، تصویر سازی های بسیار زیبایی داره。
Maria
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"Sometimes hugs say more than words。" And this book is like a big warm hug。 "Sometimes hugs say more than words。" And this book is like a big warm hug。 。。。more
HeniFamily
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A book about coping and feelings。 SO CUTE。
Eshaan Kabir
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A small book with a very important message。 Loved it。 The illustrations were so cute。 One day I will read this to my children。
Tazbeea Oushneek
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Just stay and listen。❤️
Galib
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বন্ধুর মন খারাপ হলে কি করতে হবে জানেন কি？ না জানলে এখান থেকে জেনে নিতে পারেন。 。 。 。 😁
Sara Hashemi
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خیلی وقتها ما آدم بزرگها برای یادآوری مفاهیم باید به کتابهای رده سنی کودک پناه ببریم و یاد بگیریم همدلی کردن گاهی چطور فقط به معنای چیزی نگفتن و شنیدن است。
Maria Carmo
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The story of the need for a good listener。。。 wonderful illustrations and inspiring concept。 Lovely for children of all ages。Maria Carmo，Losbon 4 June 2021
Doha
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este libro me ha parecido super interesante ya que presenta unas características muy diferentes a las esperadas 。 antes de leerlo creí que seria un cuento típico y con un mensaje típico pero me ha sorprendido positivamente y me ha parecido que el mensaje que quiere trasmitir es muy bonito y en la manera en la que trasmite el mensaje es muy buena 。
Esther
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This one is going in the home collection！ Similar to Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale in that each animal that visits Taylor represents an overall emotion， this story offers a way to talk about feelings and people's preferences of how they want to be helped when they have big feelings。 The illustrations of Taylor are so tenderly wrought that we are distraught over the tower falling， too。 This one is going in the home collection！ Similar to Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale in that each animal that visits Taylor represents an overall emotion， this story offers a way to talk about feelings and people's preferences of how they want to be helped when they have big feelings。 The illustrations of Taylor are so tenderly wrought that we are distraught over the tower falling， too。 。。。more
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Rabbit Listened&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Rabbit Listened&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0