{"product_id":"why-thomas-hums-arlo-cross-9798265520258","title":"Why Thomas Hums","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Jude Barber doesn't speak. Not with words, anyway. But he hums, softly, instinctively, and always with a quiet kind of wonder. From the moment he's adopted as a newborn, his world begins to unfold in gentle, sometimes unexpected ways: with AAC devices instead of baby babble, sensory play instead of playground chatter, and a steady rhythm of love and learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddison and Jacob, first-time parents who fought hard to build their family, are learning too. They're not trying to \"fix\" Thomas, they're listening. They're showing up. They're building a life where his quirks aren't seen as deficits, but as clues to something extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when a simple humming sound becomes something more, a gift neither of them could've predicted, their lives begin to change in the most beautifully complicated ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with honesty, heart, and a touch of humor, \u003ci\u003eWhy Thomas Hums\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about adoption, autism, and the music that connects us all. Perfect for readers who believe that every voice deserves to be heard, even if it arrives on a different wavelength.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arlo Cross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798265520258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Arlo Cross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460249301247,"sku":"9798265520258","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13f3c816-2d0c-4ead-8599-806fa60f2174.jpg?v=1777413516","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-thomas-hums-arlo-cross-9798265520258","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}