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Sounds of America

$17.99

Can you hear all of the sounds of America, too?

When Paulie's boat from Italy finally reaches the coast of New York City, all of the special sounds of America come rushing into his ears!

On his way to his papà and nonno's restaurant, Paulie's ears continue to fill with the joyful noise of the city and its people. As Paulie makes friends and finds his place in his new home, the sounds around him grow richer-each one telling a story of family, community, perseverance, and freedom.

Before long, Paulie will add his own sounds to the chorus of America as he begins to shape the story of his future.

Can you hear all of the sounds of America, too?

When Paulie's boat from Italy finally reaches the coast of New York City, all of the special sounds of America come rushing into his ears!

On his way to his papà and nonno's restaurant, Paulie's ears continue to fill with the joyful noise of the city and its people. As Paulie makes friends and finds his place in his new home, the sounds around him grow richer-each one telling a story of family, community, perseverance, and freedom.

Before long, Paulie will add his own sounds to the chorus of America as he begins to shape the story of his future.

SPECS

  • Imprint: Brown Books Kids

  • BISAC: Juvenile Fiction / Family

  • Format: Hardcover with dust jacket

  • Page Count: 32

  • Publication Date: September 29, 2026

  • ISBN-13: 9781612548432

  • Dimensions: 10" x 10"

  • US List Price: $17.99

  • Carton QTY: Coming soon

AUTHOR BIO

Jennifer Payne is a veteran teacher with 25 years of experience supporting students in the classroom and through Victory Garden Kids, the academic resource center she co-founded with her husband in 2015 to provide personalized learning strategies and support for families. Her primary focus with her students and in her writing is to help kids feel confident in themselves as capable, powerful learners. Jennifer holds a Masters in Secondary Education and a Masters in Educational Administration with Principal's Credential, both from Grand Canyon University, and she is currently pursuing her PhD in Literacy from St. John's University. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, Jeff, and enjoys sailing on their boat, Baciami, which means "kiss me" in Italian. She loves to cook for her grown-up kids and loves being a Mimi to her grandchildren more than all the pasta in Italy.

ILLUSTRATOR BIO

Babi Wrobel is an artist, illustrator, author, and art teacher based in Rio de Janeiro. She has illustrated more than 30 children's books over her 20-year career, two of them as both author and illustrator. She has a degree in Illustration from the Pratt Institute in New York and in Graphic Design from PUC in Rio de Janeiro. Her work has been featured in various media across multiple industries such as advertising, fashion, publishing, and magazines, among others, eventually focusing her work on children's books. In 2013, together with her father, she wrote the book Everybody has left, published by Escrita Fina and distributed to public libraries across Brazil. In 2023, she published her second book as an author, Dona Gê: a Leucophaea Maderae, which tells the story of a cockroach that got tired of life in the dark and ran away to live in the daylight of the busy city.