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Synopsis
One after another, the animals in a barn wake each other up with the unique sounds they make.
| Size | | Height: | 10.5 in | | Width: | 8.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 12.0 oz |
Industry Reviews
``Here is the mouse that squeaked in the hay and woke up the horse that whinnied neigh'' the formula is familiar in this tale of a Babel-like barn, but Capucilli and Arnold give their work plenty of extra bounce. Kids will happily mimic the clamorous barks and clucks, moos and cock-a-doodle-doos as more and more animals wake up and join the chorus; and youngest readers will especially enjoy the tiny rebuses that appear in place of text for each animal that is mentioned. Arnold's (The Roly-Poly Spider; My Working Mom) lush cartoons of bug-eyed beasts convey the madcap action. His rebuses add touches of red-orange, midnight blue and dandelion yellow to the black-and-white text. Ages 3-6. (Mar.)
Bernstein
PreS-Gr 1 From start to finish, this cumulative tale written in the style of ``This Is the House That Jack Built.'' The story line is simple, presenting first a barn full of sleeping animals and then, as a cat begins to chase a mouse, the unique sound each creature makes as it is startled awake. Small full-color rebus cartoons of the animals accumulate on each page, beginning with the mouse and ending with the 10 featured creatures. Each page of text is faced by a full-page illustration of the action. All of the characters are ping-pong-ball eyed and open mouthed, reflecting the general chaos that develops. When all their noises finally wake the farmer, he tells them to go back to sleep; the last page shows the rambunctious cat about to pounce on an owl and disturb the peace again. The rhyme and rhythm are plain, and the story proceeds a bit too logically, but Arnold's colorful artwork is well defined and comical enough to appeal to young children. Lee Bock, Brown County Public Libraries, Green Bay, WI
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