Patrick Gets Hearing Aids by Maureen Cassidy Riski and Nikolas Klakow (1994) looks to be a self-published book. There is no ISBN. Riski dedicates the story to her brother, Patrick, who is hearing impaired. Her brother inspired Riski to become a pediatric audiologist. All the characters in this book are animals. Patrick is a rabbit. He doesn’t play with friends because he doesn’t understand what they are saying. He listens to the television at a very high volume. After getting a hearing test, he gets hearing aids and his life improves dramatically . He’s amazed by all the sounds in his environment. “Patrick was surprised at the songs coming from the birds! And the noisy cars! There was so much to hear." The colorful illustrations mimic the text. They do the job of illustrating life before, during, and after hearing testing.
