Have You Ever Heard a Horse Sing?

by Pauline Barzilaï

with Lindsay Turner (Translator)

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Pub Date Dec 29 2026 | Archive Date Nov 5 2026

Publisher Spotlight | Transit Children's Editions

Children's Fiction

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Description

Welcome to a world where flowers dance, shoes fall in love, and horses sing. If you look and listen close enough, this world might be ours.

Have you ever heard a frog whistle? An ant fart? A cake cry? They do it all the time, but you can only hear it if you stay very still and listen very closely. Have You Ever Heard a Horse Sing? is Barzilaï's humorous spin on a classic animal sounds book, only this time the pages themselves clang, pop, and buzz with absurd and ecstatic sound. In thickly applied brushstrokes, Barzilaï’s vivid artwork reflects the imaginative possibilities within our ordinary world. If a book makes you smile while reading it, perhaps the book itself is laughing too.

Welcome to a world where flowers dance, shoes fall in love, and horses sing. If you look and listen close enough, this world might be ours.

Have you ever heard a frog whistle? An ant fart? A cake cry?...

Advance Praise

"Variations on the title question unfold with increasing absurdity in Barzilaï's fervent English-language debut... Fluidly rendered paintings amplify the jollity at the center of this provocative work."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Variations on the title question unfold with increasing absurdity in Barzilaï's fervent English-language debut... Fluidly rendered paintings amplify the jollity at the center of this provocative...

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EDITION	Hardcover
ISBN	9798893380880
PRICE	$20.95 (USD)
PAGES	42

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BISAC Codes

JUV002000 JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General

JUV009110 JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Sounds

JUV019000 JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories

JUV051000 JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play

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Sara A, Reviewer

This is a fun book that is not to be taken seriously. Great colors & illustrations, love the animals, noises, bodily functions (LOL) and easy to read format for early readers.

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Olivia S, Reviewer

Very silly and strange illustrations. My kids loved the farting ant! I can see us rereading this one in the future.

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