Description A picture book that helps children understand disability with their hearts, feel empathy, and develop a positive outlook — "I Have a Little Sister Who Cannot Hear" is narrated by an older sister who shares, moment by moment, the everyday life of her deaf younger sister. Though her little sister cannot speak, she communicates so much through her facial expressions and the movement of her shoulders. Even without being able to hear, she is a special child who notices even the smallest movement in the grass. In the dark, the older sister covers her ears and tries to imagine what it feels like to hear nothing at all, striving to understand her sister. She also speaks openly and proudly about her sister to her friends, describing all the things her sister can do well, and explaining how she learns to communicate and express her own thoughts. Written as if the older sister is calmly speaking to someone, the narration movingly conveys her love for her sister and a heart that understands disability while embracing a life lived together with others. As various causes — both congenital and acquired — lead to a rise in disabilities today, children have more opportunities than ever to encounter people with disabilities in daily life. Rather than viewing people with disabilities through prejudice or pity, we should recognize their uniqueness and nurture hearts that can live together with them. This book shows that disability is not a lack or a deficiency, but simply another way of experiencing life. It offers young readers a meaningful chance to reflect on living together with others and on having a healthy perspective toward disability. A warm picture book that mirrors the tender heart of a big sister embracing her sister with a disability The simple, calm black-and-white illustrations seem to express the inner world of the little sister who cannot hear. They also seem to portray the life of a sister who lives in the same world but experiences it in a slightly different way. Yet the light, gentle pencil lines make the love for her sister — and the understanding heart that allows them to live together despite her disability — feel even warmer. The black-and-white artwork blends beautifully with the older sister's calm narration that flows throughout the book, creating an even deeper emotional impact. In the illustrations, the long-haired older sister and her little sister look almost like twins — so alike that it's hard to tell who is who. In truth, aside from not being able to hear, the two sisters are exactly the same. And the little sister looks just like all her other friends, too. Through restrained, gentle colors, the illustrator seems to show us that there is no real difference between the sister and her sibling, or between the sister and her friends.