Arcadia Public Library

From the blare of an alarm clock in the morning to snores and crickets in the evening, simple text explores the many loud noises one might hear during the course of a day.

Peter complains his house is too noisy so the wise man advises him to obtain some rather unusual house guests.

When Little Bear is frightened by the noises he hears while walking in the snowy woods, his friend Big Bear reassures him.

Features a range of vrooming, chugging, and whispering vehicles driven by characters ranging from a beach-going family and hat-wearing royals to a noisy troupe of schoolchildren and a fretful ice-cream vendor.

A cumulative tale about a little boy who cannot fall asleep in the noisy old bed at his grandparents' house.

Unable to be quiet since he was born, Holler Loudly only gets louder as he grows up which gets him in trouble at school, the library, and the movie theater, but when a tornado threatens the state fair, Holler's voice may save the day.

Frank likes peace and quiet. He likes his tent, his pencil, and writing in his secret notebook. Bean likes noise. He likes his bus, his trumpet -- toot, toot! -- and making music. Loud music. But Bean is missing something: he does not have words. What will happen if Frank shares his words with Bean? With a laugh-out-loud narrative by Jamie Michalak, author of the Joe and Sparky series, and Bob Kolar's bright, graphic, comical illustrations, this fresh...

"Roger wants some peace and quiet so he can read his book, but his neighbor Emily has some hobbies of her own -- very loud ones!"--

A little boy tries hard to be quiet while his little brother takes a nap.

"A meditation on the infinite search for meanings in silence from Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, the author of The Other Side of the Tiber and Mother Tongue"--