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Who Hoots?
Dogs don't hoot. Pigs don't hoot. Horses don't hoot. Owls don't hoot. Owls don't hoot? YES THEY DO!
And so begins this funny follow-up to the popular Who Hops? An irresistible repetitive text and bold, bright images of animals combine in a book that is sure to have preschoolers hooting (and buzzing and quacking and roaring) loudly!
And so begins this funny follow-up to the popular Who Hops? An irresistible repetitive text and bold, bright images of animals combine in a book that is sure to have preschoolers hooting (and buzzing and quacking and roaring) loudly!
36 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
1 person is currently reading
31 people want to read
About the author
Katie Davis
36 books71 followersKatie Davis is the author/illustrator of over a dozen traditionally published books for children, from picture books to middle grade and young adult novels. They’ve sold over 755,000 copies worldwide, which is why she self-published How to Write a Children's Book and How to Promote Your Children's Book, both #1 Amazon bestsellers.
Because Katie’s secret superpower is her ability to teach writers about writing, tech, and marketing their books, she created digital courses and products for writers such as How to Create Your Author Platform (and Market Your Books without Being Pushy), Video Idiot Boot Camp, and Launch Your Book Blueprint. She’s also co-created the largest and first live online conference of its kind, Picture Book Summit.
Katie’s first podcast Brain Burps About Books is an interview format and focuses more on marketing. Her second podcast is Writing for Children and is bite-sized craft oriented lessons. Katie has been a regular guest on WTNH recommending children’s books and recently appeared on the TEDx stage.
Katie has been honored to speak everywhere from a maximum security prison, to elementary schools, to university level, including UCONN and Yale, and has keynoted conferences and fundraising galas.
Using her now not-so-secret superpower allowed Katie and her husband, Jerry Davis, to take over the 47-year-old Institute of Children’s Literature and its sister school, the Institute for Writers, where, as of this writing, 470,027 people have taken college level writing courses and learned to write for both children and adults.
Because Katie’s secret superpower is her ability to teach writers about writing, tech, and marketing their books, she created digital courses and products for writers such as How to Create Your Author Platform (and Market Your Books without Being Pushy), Video Idiot Boot Camp, and Launch Your Book Blueprint. She’s also co-created the largest and first live online conference of its kind, Picture Book Summit.
Katie’s first podcast Brain Burps About Books is an interview format and focuses more on marketing. Her second podcast is Writing for Children and is bite-sized craft oriented lessons. Katie has been a regular guest on WTNH recommending children’s books and recently appeared on the TEDx stage.
Katie has been honored to speak everywhere from a maximum security prison, to elementary schools, to university level, including UCONN and Yale, and has keynoted conferences and fundraising galas.
Using her now not-so-secret superpower allowed Katie and her husband, Jerry Davis, to take over the 47-year-old Institute of Children’s Literature and its sister school, the Institute for Writers, where, as of this writing, 470,027 people have taken college level writing courses and learned to write for both children and adults.
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April 19, 2010
Three year olds will find this book totally entertaining, given the Silly Factor...goofy facts about animals mixed in with the author trying to convince you that owls don't hoot and ducks don't quack...what's not to love?
April 3, 2019
* Bright, bold illustrations
* Plenty of opportunities for children to imitate animal sounds or repeat the phrase "Yes, they do!"
* A few basic facts provided for each of the animals whose sound is featured (i.e. "Lions have sharp claws and live in groups called prides, and they definitely roar.")
* Can be adjusted when reading out loud to different groups by including or omitting the funny comments the animals make.
* Plenty of opportunities for children to imitate animal sounds or repeat the phrase "Yes, they do!"
* A few basic facts provided for each of the animals whose sound is featured (i.e. "Lions have sharp claws and live in groups called prides, and they definitely roar.")
* Can be adjusted when reading out loud to different groups by including or omitting the funny comments the animals make.
April 14, 2024
Bright, silly, and fun!
April 22, 2008
Who hoots? Not this animal, not that animal, not this one either...but wait, this one does! It's a fun pattern which repeats using different animals sounds and ends up introducing many kinds of animals and the sounds they do...or don't make. Once the sound is matched with the correct animal a few extra facts about the animal are also given. The animals say cute witty thing adding to the amusement. The illustrations are very bold and bright, almost making them difficult to look at, but would be great for a story time. For preschool, K.
CIP
Names animals which don't hoot, buzz, squeak, roar, or quak and also names creatures which do make these sounds.
From Booklist:
"Each of five "chapters" begins with a question, "Who hoots?" (buzzes, squeaks, roars, quacks). On following pages, different animal portraits combine with text (and a dry sense of humor) to inform readers that "Dogs don't hoot. Pigs don't hoot. Horses don't hoot." And on a right-hand page, "Owls don't hoot." Of course, kids will love disagreeing, and when they turn the page another portrait of an owl says, "YES THEY DO!" Davis adds a simple sentence of information about the animal, ending with the fact that they "definitely hoot!" Near the conclusion, the book asks, "Who hoots and buzzes and squeaks and roars and quacks?" The answer? Children. Davis' bright pen-and-ink pictures completely fill the page. The animal figures are simply drawn, using thick lines so they are easy to see from a distance and therefore great for an interactive story time. Davis definitely knows her audience."
From SLJ:
"is perfect for sharing either with a group or as a lap-sit. The neon-bright pictures are wildly imaginative with eye-popping color combinations. A purple alligator with green teeth against a red-orange background and a pink moose with green antlers against a yellow-gold background, all outlined with thick black line, are certain to get the attention of children, even those in the back row. The short text begs for responses and listeners will be sure to oblige. The book starts by asking "Who hoots?" followed by three pages picturing animals that don't ("I'll hoot when pigs fly!" says a porker), but the fourth page, which states, "Owls don't hoot," is sure to catch youngsters' attention. The pattern is repeated for the questions, "Who buzzes?" "Who squeaks?" "Who roars?" and "Who quacks?" This title is loads of fun and children will ask for it again and again. A definite winner."
CIP
Names animals which don't hoot, buzz, squeak, roar, or quak and also names creatures which do make these sounds.
From Booklist:
"Each of five "chapters" begins with a question, "Who hoots?" (buzzes, squeaks, roars, quacks). On following pages, different animal portraits combine with text (and a dry sense of humor) to inform readers that "Dogs don't hoot. Pigs don't hoot. Horses don't hoot." And on a right-hand page, "Owls don't hoot." Of course, kids will love disagreeing, and when they turn the page another portrait of an owl says, "YES THEY DO!" Davis adds a simple sentence of information about the animal, ending with the fact that they "definitely hoot!" Near the conclusion, the book asks, "Who hoots and buzzes and squeaks and roars and quacks?" The answer? Children. Davis' bright pen-and-ink pictures completely fill the page. The animal figures are simply drawn, using thick lines so they are easy to see from a distance and therefore great for an interactive story time. Davis definitely knows her audience."
From SLJ:
"is perfect for sharing either with a group or as a lap-sit. The neon-bright pictures are wildly imaginative with eye-popping color combinations. A purple alligator with green teeth against a red-orange background and a pink moose with green antlers against a yellow-gold background, all outlined with thick black line, are certain to get the attention of children, even those in the back row. The short text begs for responses and listeners will be sure to oblige. The book starts by asking "Who hoots?" followed by three pages picturing animals that don't ("I'll hoot when pigs fly!" says a porker), but the fourth page, which states, "Owls don't hoot," is sure to catch youngsters' attention. The pattern is repeated for the questions, "Who buzzes?" "Who squeaks?" "Who roars?" and "Who quacks?" This title is loads of fun and children will ask for it again and again. A definite winner."
December 28, 2023
Who hoots? Not a horse, that's for sure... or does it?! This book has a way of getting children to think about what noises animals make and answering the ultimate question... Who hoots? With over the top colorful illustrations and a variety of questions asking if certain animals make a particular noise, children are able to use their brain power and creativity to decide which animal does, or does not, make each noise. Interactive, entertaining, and educational all wrapped up into one read... I absolutely plan on reading this during story time again.
Read during Preschool Play on November 2nd, 2018.
Read during Preschool Play on November 2nd, 2018.
November 5, 2010
We read a lot of books like this one at the 0-2 year old story time. In this one, four animals will be said to not make a noise (hoot, buzz, etc), but the last one really does. The last animal, a person, can do all the noises, and the librarian invited the kids to make them all in turn. Brightly colored illustrations.
July 29, 2011
My two-year-old loves this book, especially saying "who hoots". Fun story with bright colorful illustrations of different animals and what they do. Plus, adults reading can learn things about the animals. I loved how this book developed from a game the author played with her kids while stuck in traffic. Fun!
October 29, 2009
When in doubt on what to read for a lapsit or preschool program, I chose Who Hoots? It's funny, colorful, and perfect for crowd participation. Older kids will laugh and younger kids will be mesmerized by the colors and illustrations. You can't go wrong with Who Hoots?
October 29, 2012
Cute, love the colorful illustrations, but not sure it's the best for toddler story time. Or maybe it was just because it was the last book I read and everyone was losing interest. I think it would work well in preschool story time--the kids would love correcting what the animals do and don't say.
January 18, 2013
The story is very good for a young audience during storytime. Throughout the story, animals are introduce asking whether they "hoot." The illustrations and font size are also good. Certain sentences were a little confusing but fortunately, could always be improvised.
October 29, 2008
A perfect book for my two-year old class. They love it and so do I.
August 21, 2011
Cute and funny, with a few fun scientific facts about animals.
February 14, 2009
Owls don't hoot. YES THEY DO.
March 21, 2011
teaches animal sounds
April 7, 2012
Terrific easy read success book. I know kids will enjoy being the knowledgeable ones when reading this book and also love the pattern throughout. Fun pictures and captions as well.
February 21, 2013
This has quickly become one that we have to read EVERY night.
April 11, 2013
Great pictures. My kids laughed throughout this book.
June 13, 2013
An assault to the eyes.
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January 6, 2014Serves as both a quiz and an opportunity to make animal noises for the little-little ones.
September 23, 2014
A tricky book for young listeners, but it creates audience participation. The pictures are strange and brilliant colors, sort of Todd Parr-ish.
February 17, 2015
Cute, silly fun.
October 31, 2025
HUGE hit with the PreS. they thought it was hilarious that I just couldn't seem to get it right which animal made the sound.
August 21, 2008
Catherine's favorite this week.
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