The Noisy Book
The Noisy Book
Written by Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard
New York, William R. Scott, Inc, 1939
8" x 9.75"
Kerlan Collection, Children's Literature Research Collections
University of Minnesota Libraries
This early picture-book experiment by the author of Goodnight Moon sets in motion a game-like narrative that invites both the reading adult and the listening child to mimic the raucous street noises heard by a dog named Muffin. The call-and-response pattern all but guarantees an uproarious experience and the realization of a key progressive objective: the full involvement of children in their own learning and play.