Celebrate the many ways we experience love in this endearing children's bedtime tale, written in soothing rhyme and featuring a heartwarming conversation between a hearing mother and her deaf son. Before young Shepherd removes his cochlear implant processors at night, he asks his mama what love sounds like. Using poetic and playful dialogue, they explore not just what love sounds like, but what it smells, feels, tastes, and looks like. Together, they discover that love is much more than a sound. What's to love about Love Sounds Like? Rhyming Read-Aloud: This endearing bedtime story features poetic rhyming text, creative descriptions, and dreamy illustrations to captivate readers of all ages. Representation: With three million children in the U.S. alone experiencing hearing loss, this book embraces inclusive storytelling and promotes empowerment and visibility by placing a deaf child at the heart of the story. Relatability: Given that 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents, this story intentionally reflects the reality for many families in a thoughtful and encouraging way. Reach: The story's universal message of love transcending our senses and abilities is a beautiful reminder to all readers that we don't have to experience the world the same way to experience love. Plus, readers will enjoy fun learning and ASL activities that promote early literacy development, available for free at the back of the book!