Washoe County Library System

"One day a tiny cricket is born. He meets a big cricket who chirps his welcome. The tiny cricket tries to respond, but he cannot make a sound. And so the cricket makes his way in the world, meeting one insect after another who greets him with a cheery hello."--P. [4] of cover.

While looking for someone to teach him how to crow, a rooster learns to sound like many different animals and finds that his new skills come in handy.

Various animals greet the sunrise in their own unique voices, except for the owl who welcomes the night.

A rhythmic story features a noisy menagerie of mischievous animals who go picnicking, jet skiing, and ballroom dancing in the farmer's absence.

As a sleepy boy decides it is bedtime and sets out across the farm toward home, he meets several animals who, in their noisy way, express the same idea.

The animals in the woods wonder if the awful noise they hear is coming from a monster.

Whale's beautiful song calms a wriggly octopus, cheers a sad urchin, and much more but cannot cure his loneliness without the help of his friends.

From Margaret Wise Brownauthor of the childhood favorite Goodnight Moonand Caldecott-winning illustrator Leonard Weisgard comes The Quiet Noisy Book, now back in print in a sturdy board book!Muffin, the little dog, has been asleep all night.Quietly something wakes him up. A very quiet noise. What could it be?Originally published in 1950, the classic story of the little dog, Muffin, accompanied by big and bright illustrations is sure to show readers...