هیس!

by Valeri Gorbachev, شیوا حریری (Translator)

وقتی برادر کوچولو خواب است، باید ساکت باشم. نباید بلند بخندم و آواز بخوانم. حتی دزدهای دریایی و شوالیه ها هم نباید سروصدا کنند. اما وقتی برادر کوچولو از خواب بیدار می شود، وقت بازی است! حالا دلقک می تواند بخندد، ببر می تواند غرش کند و من می توانم طبل بزنم، تا وقتی برادر کوچولو دوباره بخوابد. این کتاب با بزرگنمایی صداها تصویر زنده ای از فضای چرت نیم روزی خلق می کند ، خواننده طعم کسالت بعدازظهر را حس می کند و عشق برادر بزرگ تر به برادر کوچکتر را می بیند.

Genres: Picture Books, Family, Storytime, Childrens, Fiction, Trains

34 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2011

About the author

Valeri Gorbachev is the author and illustrator of a number of children's books, both in the United States and Europe, including Nicky And The Big Bad Wolves and Where is the Apple Pie? Mr. Gorbachev immigrated to the United States from the Ukraine in 1991 and now lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

(from harpercollins.com)

Reviews

[Roya · Rating 3 out of 5]

کیوتتتت✨️

[Zahra · Rating 5 out of 5]

ستاره‌ها را علی، پسر پنج سال و نیمه‌ام زده. من هم با پسرم موافقم. عالی عالی.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Here's one of my favorite illustrators! The books he both writes and illustrates are sometimes slight, but this one works well, not least because it's about a big brother who is refreshingly NOT resentful and angry about his baby brother's needs, even when things are clearly a little dull at naptime (the crossed-legged waiting-on-the-couch picture is great, plus it gives us our first reveal about the book).

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Big brother has a big imagination, but he quiets the knights, pirates, tigers and other toys during baby brother's naptime.

Wonder if reading this to J will mean I won't have to Shhh! him during baby sister's naptimes anymore?

Nah, probably not.

[Kate Hastings · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ages 2-4. Good for quiet/loud storytime. A boy must ask all his imaginary friends to be quiet while his baby brother naps. But when he wakes up... all bets are off!

[Rose Rosetree · Rating 5 out of 5]

How does an irrepressibly playful little boy manage to stay quiet while his baby brother is sleeping?

With difficulty, that's how. And helped by that big boy's brilliant imagination, tempered by considerateness. (And love.)

Sweet picture book, enhanced by soulful pictures (as well as words) by Valeri Gorbachev.

[Viviane Elbee]

This is a book about a big brother who makes sure to stay very quiet when his baby brother is sleeping- even telling the tigers, trains and planes to stay quiet. But when baby brother can play, he’s super loud!

It’s a cute sibling & nap time book.

[Danette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Big brother shows love to his little broother by being quiet during naptime.

8/229/17 Read with Naomi & Julia.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet story with lovely illustrations.

[Kowsar Bagheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

رقیق شدم. 💘

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this expertly realised picture book, a little boy concentrates hard on keeping quiet while his baby brother is asleep. The illustrations depict the toys and games as they appear in the little boy's imagination; a real tiger he needs to hush, a real pirate ship bristling with pirates who must stop firing their cannons. In the second half, when the baby is awake, these toys and games explode in a riot of fun, real-world play activity, until it's time for the baby to go back to bed.

In the beginning, I was wondering 'where is this going? Is the little boy going to be expressing a gripe about the constraints of keeping quiet for a sleeping baby brother? (These themes have been dealt with before of course, many times, and are variations on a theme. But it's a big theme in a small child's world.) With the awakening of the endearing baby brother, we see only joy, and the ending is particularly sweet as the baby goes back to bed and the little boy does not begrudge him his quiet. There is a relationship here.

Gorbachev has done what he set out to do, and avoided all sentimentality in the process. He also pulls off a fabulous tiger!

[Amy Seto · Rating 5 out of 5]

When his baby brother is asleep, this older brother is as quiet as can be. Not only does he walk on tippy-toes, he makes sure everyone else keeps silent as well. He stops the clown from laughing, the tiger from growling, and the pirates from firing their booming cannons. But when his brother awakes the boy makes his toy clown laugh again, he growls with his stuffed tiger, and the pirates fire loud cannon balls into the bathtub! Noisy play reigns until baby brother goes back to sleep again.

This story of a boy who lovingly watches over his younger brother is filled with detailed illustrations rendered in pen and ink and colored with soft watercolor washes. The text is minimal, with the frequently repeated, “Shhh!” I love the pages that show the boy, an endearing toddler in red overalls and wide-brimmed hat, telling the various toys that have come to life in his imagination to be quiet, “Shhh!”

Full Review at Picture-Book-a-Day: http://picturebookaday.blogspot.com/2...

[Brandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a touching story of a young boy settling down his boisterous, imaginative play so his baby brother can nap in peace. It is a sweet tale of brotherly love, for the older brother clearly loves his little bro so much so as to tell his pirates, knights, and other playmates to cut the noise, it's no longer time to play. While he's quieting everyone down, the illustrations show his cohort as life-sized people, much larger than the little boy. Once everyone is shhh-ed, we see his cohorts were all of his toys, strewn about his house, left where the energetic boy finished with them.

I had a warm, loving feeling at the end of this book and just see this as a great read for quieting down an excited, older sibling while a young one needs a good, peaceful nap.

[Tricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Children will enjoy stretching their imagination in this book which shows an older brother telling toys that have come to life in his imagination to "shhhh!" with his baby brother sleeps. Nice as both readaloud for small or large audiences. Illustrations of the brother together are adorable.

[Stefani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple, sweet story of how a boy tells everyone (who we see later are his toys) to be quiet while his brother naps. But when brother awakes, there is a lot of playing to be done! This is a good fit for demonstrating quiet vs loud, especially in consideration of a little one.

[Conni Strittmatter]

Lovely illustrations that encourage imagination. A boy, whose baby brother is napping, goes from toy to toy, asking them to keep quiet. The author depicts the toys as the boy imagines them when playing, making for a very imaginative book.

[Marissa Elera · Rating 3 out of 5]

This great read aloud features an older sibling who actually doesn't resent the new addition to his family, which is nice, though does not produce nearly as amusing results as when the protagonist protests their new sibling's presence. A simple, soft, softly illustrated book, good for storytime.

[Sara Lemonade · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just for fun, try to read every kid's book whose title is Shhh!

That'll get you through a rainy afternoon for sure.

[Colby Sharp · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the little boys imagination. Great example of how to be a big brother.

[Danica Midlil · Rating 3 out of 5]

While possibly unrealistic, it's a nice sentiment and reminder to older brothers to let the littlest one sleep.

[Thia]

baby brothers, sleep

[Joella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awe, I think that a few youngsters with little brothers or sisters can relate. And I love the sweet ending. A great book for an older brother or sister to read while sitting on a parent's lap.

[Nadia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty meh. My son likes it but doesn't really seek it out.

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice, large illustrations.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nicely done book about a little boy explaining how he quiets down during all of his baby brother's nap times...

[Janey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little story with wonderful illustrations.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little too cutsie-poo, but still perfect for my needs.

[Janae · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute idea. The little boy silences all of his toys while his baby brother sleeps. Then he goes crazy playing with stuff when his brother wakes up.

[Whitney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book about being quite during a younger sibling's nap time.

[Libby · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet story about how an older brother quiets his toys down for his baby brother's naptime--and revs them back up when the baby is awake! All three kids liked this, and it was simple but fun.