TOO MUCH NOISE

by Ann McGovern ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 1, 1967

The story is as old as shhh...: a little noise may seem too much noise but when you add a lot of noise and then take it away, a little noise seems a quiet noise. Old Peter complains to the wise man of the village: ""My house makes too much noise. My bed creaks. My floor squeaks. The wind blows the leaves fall on the roof. Swish. Swish. My tea kettle whistles. Hiss. Hiss."" Following the wise man's advice, he gets first a cow (""Moo. MOO""), then a donkey (""HEE-Haw""), a sheep (""Baa. Baa""), a hen (""Cluck. Cluck""), and a dog and a cat (Woof. Woof... Mee-ow. Mee-ow"") until...""I am going crazy,"" says Peter. And the wise man replies, ""Let the cow go...the donkey go...the sheep go...the hen go...the dog and the cat go."" Now only the bed creaked...the floor squeaked...the leaves fell...the tea kettle whistled...""Ah. Oh,"" said Peter. ""How quiet my house is."" A simple repetitive tale, equally suitable for noisy participation and for settling down to ""a very quiet dream."" The three-color illustrations are a trifle bright but they are amusingly drawn and appropriately direct.

Pub Date: April 1, 1967

ISBN: 0395629853

Page Count: -

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1967

Categories: CHILDREN'S