Too Much Noise Paperback – Picture Book, April 27, 1992

This is a cumulative story that illuminates the difference between noisy & quiet. The illustrations are perfect for the story. Highly recommend.

Very cute story. Loved by my 2 year old grandson. Great reputation. Excellent drawings.

I bought this book for my mother. It was her favorite book as a child. She still has the copy she owned when she was little. Her copy's cover was missing and the pages were brown with age (signs of a well loved children's book). The story is so cute with a simple message; appreciate what you have. The illustrations are simple but descriptive and the expressions on the character's faces are spot on. My children (7 & 4) love this book as well. They enjoy all the animal sounds and like to look for all the animals as Peter's room fills up. This book has been a part of our family's library for 3 generations now and will continue to be a staple of our children's reading for years to come.

I had this book when I was a little girl. I lost a lot of my childhood books in a tragedy. I ordered this one so I would have something new to read to my Grandson (18 mos old) when he comes to visit for the first time. He doesn't like certain noises, lol, so I thought this would be a story he could grow with. I had no idea it would come as new as it did. Very happy with this purchase and I hope he will love it as much as I do!

I was a substitute librarian, and was thrust into a storytime. The librarian handed me this boook and said it was a great ice breaker. I read it to the class, and it's true! This book practically tells itself - and the kids loved making the animals sounds with me. Well, I decided I was having so much fun, I shifted gears and became a children's librarian, and used this book a LOT! Not only fun with the various animals, but good vocabulary (hissed, swished, etc.) and the children really do get to know new words and also know instinctively what they mean. I cannot praise it highly enough - bought it for both my nephews!

Excellent book and great teaching. Kids love to make me read this book over and over.

This is a funny story that I think is a play on the Yiddish Folk Tale. We have both this book and It Could Always Be Worse by Margot Zemach. The latter is a Caldecott Honor Book.

I read this book to my daughter when she was a toddler. It became the book she always asked me to read to her at nap time. We both enjoyed its humor and problem-solving for tykes. The message to appreciate what you have was communicated easily to little minds in this story. Our copy was lost in a house fire and we talked about how we missed the book from time to time as her children grew up. This Christmas I was able to find a copy and gave it to her as a gift. She was so surprised and happy with this reminder of some pleasant times we shared when she was small enough to climb on my lap. Her youngest child is 4 years old and perfect for this book, although much younger and much older children will also enjoy the story.