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kelseyglamour's review against another edition
5.0
Peter asks a wise man for advice because his house, his tea kettle and the leaves on his roof make too much noise. The wise man tells Peter to get a succession of animals. Peter can't understand why the wise man keeps telling him to get animals, which only add to the noise in his house. Finally, the wise man tells Peter to get rid of all the animals. After they are gone, Peter notices just how quiet his house can be and dreams a very quiet dream. The book builds on the noises of each animal as they are added to Peter's melee. Children will anticipate the animal sounds as they grow on each page and will enjoy "reading" the sounds along with their adult. The book would be appropriate for children to practice narrative skills as they retell Peter's accession of animals in order and the way he eventually finds peace and quiet.
wolfiegrrrl's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
This poor man learns to appreciate his creaky old house after being driven to insanity by the local wise man one fateful night. It's a simple story, but it's a classic!
Growing up, I loved this book a lot. The different sounds the house and animals make were entertaining to me, and the illustrations are very silly. My favorite thing about the illustrations now has to be the textured shading. It does a great job of getting across the feeling of nighttime.
Growing up, I loved this book a lot. The different sounds the house and animals make were entertaining to me, and the illustrations are very silly. My favorite thing about the illustrations now has to be the textured shading. It does a great job of getting across the feeling of nighttime.
superlove's review
5.0
This may be my favorite children's book. It is a beautiful book that gently teaches a beautiful lesson: life is how you see it.
luann's review
4.0
This was a childhood favorite. We had a record that went along with this book and I can't even guess how many times my sister and I listened to it. I could probably quote most of it by heart even now. "Too much noise!" :)
I've also helped with several puppet show productions of this book for the public library summer reading program. We've done a regular version twice, and an "under the sea" version once. Maybe next summer we will do a "desert animals" version since that will be the theme.
I've also helped with several puppet show productions of this book for the public library summer reading program. We've done a regular version twice, and an "under the sea" version once. Maybe next summer we will do a "desert animals" version since that will be the theme.
whiskersonkittens's review
4.0
Sparsely illustrated (though the illustrations that are in this book are retro-ly awesome!), funny, cumulative story with animals, noises, and a great moral. Can see doing this as an audience participation
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