Review by Booklist Review
This appreciation of sound seeks to give the general reader and, as the jacket copy indicates, children who are blind or partially sighted greater awareness of auditory landmarks within their daily routines though inconsistencies in onomatopoeia and an absence of nonvisual features limit its effectiveness slightly. The tour guide is a wild-haired, brown-skinned toddler of unspecified gender who lives in a house with their father, baby brother, dog, cat, and a host of doors, floors, plumbing fixtures, toys, and appliances. The child walks from room to room, introducing the sounds of each with, Sssh! Listen, what's that noise? The objects in each room are boisterously colored and adorned with their appropriate sounds, written in unassuming gray type. The array of loud and soft sounds, like ping, clatter, purrrr, swish, and creeeaak, forms a brilliant catalog of household noises. The tour through the house goes from before dinner to bedtime, ending with the soft voice of the father reading a story and the zzzzzzz of the toddler's snore. An ear-opening read for all youngsters.--Fletcher, Connie Copyright 2017 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Toddler-PreS-Creak, whoosh, whirr, bang, pitter patter, hum, click, scrunch. These are just a few of the sounds that create the rhythms of daily life. An adorable little girl along with her father and baby brother moves through the activities of a busy, fun-filled day-cooking and eating breakfast, playing, bathing, reading, and more. All of these activities create a striking combination of noises. Each object on the page is clearly labeled with its unique sound, making for an entertaining read. The illustrations are bright, bold, warm, and inviting. The characters are happy and lively, and their experiences are relatable. VERDICT Younger listeners will enjoy this as a read-aloud, while slightly older children may want to add their own objects and sounds to the story as an extension. The ultimate early picture book of onomatopoeia.-Amy Shepherd, St. Anne's Episcopal School, Middleton, DE © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
This picture book's title belies its gently noisy contents.The first-person text follows a child with light-brown skin and a mop of dark curly hair who takes readers throughout the family home and listens to all of the sounds therein. Neither text nor art provides a definite gender designation for the toddler, though a father and baby brother who share the same hair color and texture are identified as male. Race is similarly left ambiguous, with skin tones varying from page to page and no clear statement to specify race or ethnicity in the text. What is clear is that this child is comfortable and secure in Dad's loving care and with the gentle companionship of a pet dog and cat in addition to the baby brother. Brightly colored interior scenes, together with occasional spreads with a minimal background that set objects and characters against the white of the page, invite readers to observe the many objects throughout the comfortable, spacious home, which are accompanied by sound effects. "Drip" goes a faucet, "Tingaling" rings a cat toy, "La La La La" sings Dad in a lullaby. And at book's end, the titular quiet descends as the child drifts off to sleep. Throughout, appealing illustrations work with conversational, onomatopoeic text to engage readers in the tradition of historical "here and now" picture books. Sure to invite cries of "Again!" (Picture book. 2-4) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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