From Publishers Weekly
"It was the first day of summer . . . " and a familysets up camp near a small lake. Knapsacks, a fishing pole, a red inner tube, a kite and a soccer ball are some of the things they bring with them. They alsounintentionallybring noise and disturb the wildlife in the area. The tables are turned at nightfall, when the family tries to sleep while the animals are up and"disturbing" the woodland quiet. Tafuri's semiwordless picture-book format worked well in Rabbit's Morning. Here, even though there is a strong sense of activity, the book lacks continuity. The bold, colorful illustrations do not flow from one doublespread to the next and the children seem almost like caricatures. Ages 4-8.
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-K It is the first day of summer, and each member of a family enjoys all sorts of activities, from swimming to camping to flying a kite. But the family is oblivious to all of the forest animals they are disturbing until night falls. Inside their tent, they are annoyed by a cacophony of animal noises and hang out a ``Do Not Disturb'' sign. The humor of the situation is conveyed through a minimum of text and through boldly colored watercolor ink illustrations. Suitable for toddler storytimes, this new book is similar in its theme of animals and their noises to Tafuri's Early Morning in the Barn (Greenwillow, 1983). Along with Jill Murphy's Peace at Last (Dial, 1980) and Pat Hutchins' Good-Night, Owl (Macmillan, 1972) this is a nice addition to the theme of nighttime noisiness. Lorraine Douglas, Winnipeg Public Library, Manitoba, Canada
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