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*Too Noisy!* by Malachy Doyle, illustrated by Ed Vere
Too Noisy!
by Malachy Doyle, illustrated by Ed Vere
Ages 3-7 32 pages Candlewick September 2012 Hardcover    

Poor Sam. The little fella lives in a big, noisy family, and there’s so much racket that Sam isn’t able to think or enjoy any quiet time. One day Sam has had enough. He decides to escape from all the noise, so off he goes into the woods.

What a wonderful place! It is quiet, and Sam can do some serious thinking. Then he wanders, deeper and deeper into the forest as the sun goes down. Oh, dear! It is dark, and suddenly Sam feels something crawling up his pant leg. Oops! There’s something else flapping around his face. Sam is suddenly afraid.

When something slippy-slidy slithers down his neck, Sam has had enough:
“He opened up his lips, and then he opened up his mouth, and then he opened up his throat and bellowed, ‘HELP! HELP! HELP!’”
In the distance, Sam hears a comforting cacophony of noise. What is that? It’s the entire family coming to find Sam! You can imagine Sam’s joy at seeing (and hearing) everyone. From this day on, Sam realizes that there is no place like home (no matter how noisy it is).

You’ll have fun reading this picture book aloud with your child. Don’t forget all the sound effects: “Crash! Jangle! Tweetle! Toot!”--all these sounds are quite a hoot!
 


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