Loud Lips Lucy, takes the adult and child reader on a journey with Lucy as she searches for her voice and discovers the value of listening. Along the way readers are also led down the path to development of early literacy skills. Lucy's speech rhymes; she is surrounded by people and things familiar to young children; and she explores colors, parts of the body, and animal sounds. In the end she finds a beautiful world to share with her friends, one she would never have explored if her voice had not disappeared. As an added bonus, this brightly illustrated multicultural book provides the adult an opportunity to discuss laryngitis, a common medical ailment, with their children in a context they will identify with and understand. Adults and children alike will love reading about Lucy, and will learn on many different levels.