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Too Much Noise (Sandpiper books)

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As an elementary music teacher, I have found that Too Much Noise is an excellent story to read in music class when discussing dynamics (louds and softs) to first graders. After learning sound effects, i.e. "creaking","squeaking", "swish", "hiss" and animal noises, my students get swept up in the gradual crescendo of the story. The sudden quiet effect that occurs in the room when all the animals leave the old man's house is breath-taking and mesmerizing to the children. One can literally hear a pin drop. Such is the power of great story-telling!

This is one of my favorite children's books. It is a lot of fun to read and has repetative sounds that children love to hear. The audience of children can begin to anticipate what you are going to read and therefore participate in the reading of the book. It is also a classic tale as it reminds the reader and audience of how one needs to appreciate what one has, because it could be worse. A farmer complains to a judge that his house is too noisy. The judge instructs the farmer to obtain different animals one at a time until the poor farmer has a house full of a variety of animals. The judge then has some further instructions that in the end the farmer is very happy and content with how his home was in the beginning, and his home does not seem so noisy anymore. I would highly recommend this book for parents and teachers to read to children between the ages of 3-7yrs.

This was one of my favorite stories as a kid, and still is as an adult. The text is easy to read with good repetition, without being dull. My daughter loves it as much as I do. As an amature storyteller, I can say this story is always a hit.

This was my favorite book when I was little. I made my mother read it to me at least one hundred times a day. Now that I have children of my own, I want to share it with them. My 3 year old son knows most of the book by heart now. I look forward to cuddling up with my children every night before bed to read this story together.

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!

I got this book as part of a fairy tale unit, (Evan Moor Pockets), and it was the best lesson in there. It is the story of a man who is annoyed by small noises in his house until a wise old man makes his house even noisier and he gets some perspective. In the end, his house returns to normal and he no longer complains about the same old noises.

It really made my kids think. It's about relative levels of noise, which took quite awhile for my kindergartner and first grader to understand... which was the whole point! The book was a fabulous start for this lesson, and lent itself to many experiments around the house as I tried to help my kids understand why the same noise sounds louder in different circumstances. I think most moms wish their kids understood this better (i.e. Why is being noisy in the library SO noisy?).

The story is simple, well-told, and has no spoilers in it (no inappropriate language or stupid editorials). I am aware that there is a more modern version of this story out there, but the old version here is the best.

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.

This has been one of my favorite books to read to my children and now to my grandchildren but it may be an even more important book for adults who will recognize the subtle lessons that corrolate with our busy lives. When our lives get too busy (too noisy) we disengage from our body and spirit and live only in our complex and critical left brain. It is only when we remove some of life's distractions that we can re-engage with our mind, body and spirit and relax. This happens when we are doing something quiet that we truly enjoy such as hiking, watching a sunset, or sitting by a waterfall. When we are quiet and direct our thoughts within, healing has room to take place.

I got this book as a gift as a kid. I remember not being thrilled to get a book as a gift back then, but I changed my tune once I read it. I loved it from the first reading. I highly recommend this book. I can't wait to read it to my daughter.

I bought this book to use in my Developing Logic in Young Children class. It is part of an activity to do with preschoolers. My students enjoyed it because it showed them another way to use books to help children think logically. It can be paired with a simple math activity.