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Noises at Night
When a little boy can't fall asleep, he imagines all of the late-night noises in his house as extraordinary adventures. With illustrations by the illustrator of the best-selling Diary of a Wombat , the outlandish images of bedtime dreams are brought to life.
From the hisss of a heater to the whiee of the wind, noises suddenly become other fantastic sounds and soon lead to great adventures for a newly tucked-in boy and his dog. The drip of a faucet becomes the waves splashing the bow of his great ship and the boom of thunder is the drumroll for a circus trapeze artist.
With dynamic, vibrant illustrations by the popular illustrator, Bruce Whatley, and musical rhyme by Beth Raisner Glass and Susan Lubner, Noises at Night perfectly captures the imagination of every sleepless child at bedtime and shows kids that bedtime is more fun than scary-and exhausting! After all of his dream-like wanderings, the boy and his dog fall asleep.
From the hisss of a heater to the whiee of the wind, noises suddenly become other fantastic sounds and soon lead to great adventures for a newly tucked-in boy and his dog. The drip of a faucet becomes the waves splashing the bow of his great ship and the boom of thunder is the drumroll for a circus trapeze artist.
With dynamic, vibrant illustrations by the popular illustrator, Bruce Whatley, and musical rhyme by Beth Raisner Glass and Susan Lubner, Noises at Night perfectly captures the imagination of every sleepless child at bedtime and shows kids that bedtime is more fun than scary-and exhausting! After all of his dream-like wanderings, the boy and his dog fall asleep.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2005
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February 22, 2016
Turning late night noises from fear into a creative adventure, a young boy hears the squeek and creak of his bed and this becomes a treasure chest opening wide.
The sound of thunder becomes a drum roll as the young boy flies through the air on a trapeze, hanging from his knees.
A loud truck whizzing past the house at night becomes a plane that the young boy pilots as he heads down the run way and flies to the sky.
A creative book, this tale demonstrates the power of positive thinking and the ability to overcome fears.
The sound of thunder becomes a drum roll as the young boy flies through the air on a trapeze, hanging from his knees.
A loud truck whizzing past the house at night becomes a plane that the young boy pilots as he heads down the run way and flies to the sky.
A creative book, this tale demonstrates the power of positive thinking and the ability to overcome fears.
January 13, 2010
Susan Lubner and I wrote this one! Check it out if you know any children who are afraid of noises at night. It will surely help them ejnoy bedtime and fall fast asleep when the book is done! This book won the Mother's Choice Award in 2006 for Most Creative Picture Book. It was also featured on the Today Show's Best Books for Children segment.
May 14, 2017
Night time is a wonderful time to let your imagination have adventures. What a smart and funny little boy. Note, too, that Whatley (as he mentioned in an Artist's Note) added a lot extra to the text, including the sidekick dog and teddy bear. Upon this reread I like the book even more than I did the first time.
November 18, 2010
The various noises that keep our little boy up at night take on adventures from snake-charming to plane-flying. Sweet little rhymes help us along on our adventure, and eventually our little one hears the sound of silence and falls asleep. This is a sweet little book, might be nice for a PJ Storytime or to read to your own little one at night. Best for preschoolers.
July 5, 2011
Another book that's fun for both of us. He likes finding the bear in each picture. He also likes cuddling up in the big bed with his bear, just like the boy in the story. I've practically got this book memorized.
September 25, 2023
Before getting to what's special here, let's start with the obvious. In this picture book for very young children, you'll find many commonalities with others:
* Rhyming text
* Few words
* Big, bright pictures.
SO, WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK SPECIAL?
What distinguishes it from the "I don't want to go to sleep" genre of picture books?
If you have a working sense of humor, you'll notice that humorousness early on. Both the illustrations and the text. Not that this is a jokey book, thank goodness. The humor is gentle and elevates the book. (Wish that I saw more of that in picture books.)
Once put to bed for the night, the boy in this book toggles between sounds he hears -- such as the Hisssss of the heater in his bedroom -- and imaginative adventures of his own devising.
Zest for life shines though these pages. It's an inspiring read, a FIVE STAR read. I'd call "Noises at Night"... nothing short of magnificent.
* Rhyming text
* Few words
* Big, bright pictures.
SO, WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK SPECIAL?
What distinguishes it from the "I don't want to go to sleep" genre of picture books?
If you have a working sense of humor, you'll notice that humorousness early on. Both the illustrations and the text. Not that this is a jokey book, thank goodness. The humor is gentle and elevates the book. (Wish that I saw more of that in picture books.)
Once put to bed for the night, the boy in this book toggles between sounds he hears -- such as the Hisssss of the heater in his bedroom -- and imaginative adventures of his own devising.
Zest for life shines though these pages. It's an inspiring read, a FIVE STAR read. I'd call "Noises at Night"... nothing short of magnificent.
April 24, 2019
A kid reimagines the noises he hears at night as fun dream adventures, like flying a plane or discovering a treasure chest. Not much here for older readers, but this is a nice story for kids who may be afraid of mysterious noises at night, to re-frame them as a more positive thing.
March 6, 2018
Was surprised at how well this worked in story time.
February 12, 2012
This is a beautiful, fun book and a great bedtime story.
The child lays awake at night listening to the sounds around him. He is not afraid, but makes each one into an adventure. The vroom vroom of a truck outside is the boy flying an airplane. The tap tap of a branch from the tree outside is the crack of his bat and he hits a home run and the team cheers him on as number one.
It's an interesting play on what make some children afraid at night and afraid of the dark - strange noises. But rather than discuss the anxieties and fears and scary monsters they could be, it turns them into something fun and positive and not at all anxiety provoking. I can't wait to read this to my anxious nephew and see if he can use the same tricks to help himself not be as afraid of the dark at bedtime. Will update this review then!
The child lays awake at night listening to the sounds around him. He is not afraid, but makes each one into an adventure. The vroom vroom of a truck outside is the boy flying an airplane. The tap tap of a branch from the tree outside is the crack of his bat and he hits a home run and the team cheers him on as number one.
It's an interesting play on what make some children afraid at night and afraid of the dark - strange noises. But rather than discuss the anxieties and fears and scary monsters they could be, it turns them into something fun and positive and not at all anxiety provoking. I can't wait to read this to my anxious nephew and see if he can use the same tricks to help himself not be as afraid of the dark at bedtime. Will update this review then!
October 26, 2010
This was a pretty cute little book. It would be fun to do as a story starter for kids- have them make lists of noises at night and then imagine what they could be.
Realistic fiction, Poetry, Fantasy?
CO: 2005
Realistic fiction, Poetry, Fantasy?
CO: 2005
September 6, 2013
This is a sweet tale that shows the strategies one little boy uses to alleviate his fears of night noises. The narrative is fun to read aloud and the illustrations are terrific. We enjoyed reading this book together.
August 23, 2016
The illustrations are excellent. The story, in rhymes, promotes the use of imagination, but also encourages children to pay attention to their senses, and to occupy themselves calmly alone at bedtime until they are ready to sleep.
October 23, 2008
This is a great book to read right before bed. I think it helped me - more than Gabe - be less afraid of the dark!
February 19, 2012
Is about a little boy that has trouble sleeping at night so to help he imagines the noises that he hears are things that he turns into .
prep - 2 children
prep - 2 children
November 5, 2012
Such a cute story to read to my child at bedtime...He loved how the noises would become something else. :)
April 12, 2013
A fun read that will help any kid who tends to be afraid of the bumps in the night see those sounds as adventure instead of terror.
April 20, 2016
Great bedtime read! Turning your fears into adventures is a fantastic way to tackle this bedtime challenge. Ending with a calm, quiet, sleeping kid helps too!
September 19, 2016
I love this book
August 19, 2008
imagination, bedtime, sleeping
December 7, 2009
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