A follow up to Underwood's The Quiet Book, this sequel contains the same appeal as its predecessor. The book is a series of scenes, each depicting a different kind of loud. There's "burp during quiet time" loud, "snoring sister" loud, "alarm clock" loud - the list goes on. There is a lot going on under the surface in terms of vocabulary and higher level thinking, as students make sense of scenes that are less obvious or require some inferring. -T In the sequel to the immensely popular, The Quiet Book, Deborah Underwood seeks to discover even the smallest of very LOUD sounds. From crowded pools to crickets, no sound is too quiet to not be loud in some way. Featuring the beautiful illustrations of Renata Liwska, this is a book sure to please young and old readers alike. Take a step into the world of very LOUD possibilities and discover that even the smallest sounds become LOUD in the right setting.Sometimes the sounds we hear and experience have more to do with the non-aural input we're receiving and everything to do with the physical setting of the place we're hearing it in. Is it possible that silence could be LOUD? So much so that it's deafening? Absolutely and especially if you happen to be a child that's just been caught with their hand in the cookie jar. How about a candy wrapper? Probably not if you're at home or at a park, but sitting in a quiet movie during a romantic moment would definitely make a candy wrapper sound ridiculously LOUD! It's these little changes in the way we see things that makes The LOUD Book more than a picture book with beautiful illustrations. It's a book that can help teach a child to reach beyond what they see before their eyes and imagine possibilities!Not only does The LOUD Book! explore the imagination, it's also just plain old fun! What 2 or 4 year old do you know that doesn't like to let loose and run around screaming like a crazy person from time to time? This is definitely the perfect book for exploring and experiences the sounds around us in our daily life. By all means, explore your home, but when you've heard the creaky cabinet take it outdoors to hear the swooping wind behind a blue jay that's dive bombing your neighborhood kitty. It's brilliant and the perfect book to incorporate into a child's daily life, often in very unexpected ways.Deborah Underwood takes on the seemingly impossible challenge of following up the much loved The Quiet Book and could quite possibly have exceeded the expectations set. With Underwood's imagination and Liwska talent for illustrating imagination in a beautifully unique way, The LOUD Book! becomes a book that begs to be read again and again. Open a child's love of exploration and creativity as well as show them a never ending stream of very unlikely possibilities in the world around them. The LOUD Book! is one that will have a permanent spot in our home to encourage even the youngest (and possibly oldest) in expanding their views of the world around them. Simply wonderful!
What do You think about The Loud Book! (2011)?
Love the pictures. Love the "loud" examples even more.
—sarita
