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Whistle for Willie

By: Ezra Jack Keats
Narrated by: Jane Harvey
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Peter wants to learn to whistle so he can call his dog, Willie.
©1964 Ezra Jack Keats (P)1965 Weston Woods
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Young Peter wants to learn how to whistle so he can call his dog, Willie. Peter huffs and puffs but he can’t make a toot. After weeks' worth of wheezing, Peter’s practice finally pays off.

Ezra Jack Keats’ short tale delivers young listeners an important lesson about practice and perseverance. Performer Jane Harvey brims with warmth, as she lends a sympathetic and reassuring voice to Peter’s predicament. With its message of learning and growth, Whistle for Willie presents a story with which three- to six-year-olds can relate.

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Good bedtime book

The narration mixed with music kept 4yrs attention. She is now trying to whistle.

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I love the illustrations that play with the audio!

We've been slowly going through and buying the audible books from the With Synchronized Images category and have found that some are mis-categorized and don't have images. This one DOES have the original illustrations and we just love it! This is such a beautiful story, we're going through and getting all the Keats books!

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A great book

A wonderful book that I found to be developmental and maturative for a young man coming of age such as myself. I found great relation with the protagonist and I further highly recommend this book.

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my Granddaughter loves this book...

My Granddaughter is just learning how to whistle and so this book was really fun for her. We listen and re-listen to this book many times.

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YES -- Pictures in the Audible App!

We recently discovered these kids audible books that have the illustrations in a slideshow as they listen to the stories on their fire tablets in the app. My boys (5-11) are all LOVING discovering their favorite stories over again with Audible! These are a STEAL!

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just blah

It's great pix we're shown along with the book. Too bad they didn't have a thing to do with story!

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