Avo Listens

By Diane Kann

Deep in a cool freshwater lake, where reeds sway and tiny bubbles rise toward the light, lives a young axolotl named Avo.

Avo isn't the fastest swimmer.

He isn't the biggest.

He doesn't glow (yet).

But Avo does something the others don't.

He listens.

He listens to the soft ripple of water along the stones.

He listens to the quiet hum beneath the lake bed.

He listens when the older axolotls say, "It's nothing."

And when something in the water begins to feel... different, Avo is the first to notice.

What starts as a small whisper in the current turns into a discovery that could protect his entire home. With curiosity, courage, and a little science, Avo learns that paying attention can make all the difference.

Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is listen.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1971356816
• ISBN13: 9781971356815
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Bolt and Charlie Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4