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Shout! Shout It Out!
Kids are often told to sit still and be quiet. But Denise Fleming encourages them to shout, shout it out! By taking basic learning concepts like numbers, letters, and colors and putting them on display, she asks kids to shout out what they know--and her readers will be happy to oblige. With bold colors and her unique handmade paper art, Denise Fleming makes learning into a game. Long-time fans and sharp-eyed newcomers will be happy to see that Mouse returns on every page, shouting along with the crowd!
40 pages, Hardcover
First published March 29, 2011
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Denise Fleming
40 books77 followersDenise Fleming has written and illustrated many children’s picture books, including In the Tall, Tall Grass, Shout! Shout It Out!, and Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy. She won a Caldecott Honor for In the Small, Small Pond. Denise creates her colorful illustrations by pouring colored paper pulp through hand-cut stencils. She lives in Toledo, Ohio.
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February 9, 2016
What child doesn't want to use their outside voice inside once in awhile. If 2 1/2-3 year olds were our reviewers this book would get all 5 stars. Highly recommended by preschool teachers, a fun book that needs more attention. Ellie's Feb. 5 stars
January 21, 2019
This was just not appealing. The art is odd, and there are way better interactive picture books out there.
April 23, 2013
Denise Fleming is a fantastic author who uses minimal words and unique pictures in each of her books. She writes for a young age group and the story can be easily read without the words because her pictures tell the story. In each book she uses a process called pulp painting for her images. Her book Shout! Shout it out is no exception to her style. The central theme of most of her books is teaching through words and pictures. This book, Shout! Shout it out follows this theme. This book contains numerous amounts of mini lessons. The mini lessons teach things like numbers, alphabet, colors, and animals. Fleming teaches these lessons in a fun and different way. The reader is supposed to shout out the words. This makes reading much more fun and provides a new experience. This book is a great book to teach children about basic skills children should have before entering kindergarten. I believe students will enjoy this book because of the unique teaching style and interesting pictures.
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June 24, 2011 Perennial favorite author Denise Fleming invites young children to shout out what they see in what might be the ultimate participation book. In Shout! Shout It Out! Fleming displays colorful numbers, letters, colors, animals, and means of transportation and calls on children to shout out the things they know. The book takes children’s natural inclinations to comment and point out familiar things and makes it the center of the experience. The small mouse that appears throughout encourages another reading to focus on what the mouse is doing and saying. This book would be fun and effective with toddlers and preschoolers as well as kindergarteners or slightly older students who are learning English.
June 9, 2011
Perfect for story hour. Don't think so? Think this is too noisy for a (shhh!)library?
Well, then you havn't been to any public library lately. And you certainly haven't been to mine. Or to one of my story hours!
This book is PERFECT for getting a group involved in a program. And because of the side comments from the characters, you could also easily use it one on one on your lap.
Either way, another terrific title from one of my top "Too Good To Get A Caldecott" authors.
Well, then you havn't been to any public library lately. And you certainly haven't been to mine. Or to one of my story hours!
This book is PERFECT for getting a group involved in a program. And because of the side comments from the characters, you could also easily use it one on one on your lap.
Either way, another terrific title from one of my top "Too Good To Get A Caldecott" authors.
May 23, 2011
Love the wide-open mouths on all the kids in this book; love little mouse making lovely little comments. You could read this at storytime once through with everybody being super loud, then read it again and only read what Mouse says, very quietly.
March 29, 2011
I love to make kids be loud in the library!!
October 3, 2018
This is a fun book for toddler storytime because it is super interactive! I told the kids before we started that they had to help me tell this story because it wouldn't work without their help. We counted together, sang the ABC's, and they had fun recognizing the animals! I asked them questions like, "What sound does the dog say?" and we all barked together. I loved the illustrations of the open-mouthed kids because it really encouraged the toddlers to shout what they knew. The little mouse on every page was fun to follow as well.
November 3, 2023
I always liked to have a teaching or participation title in the mix wham I was doing preschool story time. This title combines both and encourages children to shout out what they know. Starting with numbers, then abc, followed by colors, then animal identification and vehicle identification. And yes the author/illustrator literally repeats Shout Shout Shout it out. Colorful big illustrations.
July 18, 2019
If you are a preschool teacher, library story time or a YMCA camp director...then this one is for you. The kids are encouraged to shout their ABC's, colors and a few other words. Great for kids who are looking to burn energy and in need of an interactive experience. It makes me shudder. (and i don't mind noisy kids...just not at home)
May 11, 2017
Would be a good book for a 4-5 year old pre-k or kindergarten class. Could use for basic object labeling, counting, and letters.
August 9, 2017
I think the storytime kids will love this!
December 6, 2017
This book gets the reader involved in shouting out the words to match pictures. many basic concepts like colors, abc, and numbers. toddler and up
April 11, 2019
not too bad
quick read
good for first week of school
colorful
numbers letters colors- etc
quick read
good for first week of school
colorful
numbers letters colors- etc
August 27, 2021
This worked better in my larger group with more older children than in the smaller, younger group I had today, but I still like it well enough to want to use it again.
March 1, 2022
Alphabet and basic words for very young readers.
Enthusiasm is great but I'm not encouraging shouting, it happens quite often organically.
Enthusiasm is great but I'm not encouraging shouting, it happens quite often organically.
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November 4, 2022do not encourage children to yell.
November 2, 2023
Loud Book...even when I read it to myself!
September 13, 2013
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Review: When kids are proud to share something they know, this book provides them with a fun outlet to shout it out. With every turn of the page, Denise Fleming encourages the children to yell out what they know, whether it is numbers, the alphabet, colors, or different objects. It’s a very fun and interactive approach to reviewing what students have learned.
Covering half of the dust jacket, there’s a kid shouting with his mouth wide open looking up at the book title in bold green letters. The remainder of the title in bold black letters gives me an impression that this book will not be a quiet one. Peaking underneath the dust cover, the front cover is exactly the same. Upon opening the book and turning the first few pages, it’s full of a rainbow of bright and bold colors. On the dust cover and every page inside the book, is a small gray mouse intermingling with the children and whatever else is happening on the page. A teacher instructs the children to shout out what they know and on every page, you see a different child shouting out. The illustrated kids look like they’re having fun as they yell, dance, cheer, do cartwheels, all the way to the end of the book. Even Denise Fleming has a photograph of herself shouting at the end of the book on the inside dust cover flap. The copyright page shows that the author and David Powers created the book design. There is a brief description of how the illustrations were created using pulp painting, “patterned paper collage, pastel pencil, china marker, and colored Indian inks.” This hard copy version I borrowed from the library must have really been put to use because there is book tape between the copyright page and title page, a page in the middle of the book needs to be affixed to the book, and the dust cover is taped to the front cover of the book using sturdier tape.
This is a great interactive book for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students. It would be most useful when used with the students to review the concepts of the alphabet, numbers, colors, and different animals and objects around them. Using this book as an extension activity, would make the kids feel excited and proud to share what they have learned. Since this is a loud, interactive activity, it would be best to consider the most appropriate time to do so without bothering the neighboring classrooms.
As soon as I saw this book, I knew it would be a very interesting read. I've read some of Denise Fleming's other children’s books and have always enjoyed them as well as the beautiful artwork they display. The book cover illustration and title grabbed my attention and curiosity right away. I like that this book is interactive, fun, and humorous. I also was pleased to see that the children in the book are depicted as diverse students with different ethnicities, different sizes, meanwhile including a set of twins in the classroom. It’s not often that I come across a book, especially for early readers, that acknowledges diverse classrooms and the many students that encompass that diversity.
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Review: When kids are proud to share something they know, this book provides them with a fun outlet to shout it out. With every turn of the page, Denise Fleming encourages the children to yell out what they know, whether it is numbers, the alphabet, colors, or different objects. It’s a very fun and interactive approach to reviewing what students have learned.
Covering half of the dust jacket, there’s a kid shouting with his mouth wide open looking up at the book title in bold green letters. The remainder of the title in bold black letters gives me an impression that this book will not be a quiet one. Peaking underneath the dust cover, the front cover is exactly the same. Upon opening the book and turning the first few pages, it’s full of a rainbow of bright and bold colors. On the dust cover and every page inside the book, is a small gray mouse intermingling with the children and whatever else is happening on the page. A teacher instructs the children to shout out what they know and on every page, you see a different child shouting out. The illustrated kids look like they’re having fun as they yell, dance, cheer, do cartwheels, all the way to the end of the book. Even Denise Fleming has a photograph of herself shouting at the end of the book on the inside dust cover flap. The copyright page shows that the author and David Powers created the book design. There is a brief description of how the illustrations were created using pulp painting, “patterned paper collage, pastel pencil, china marker, and colored Indian inks.” This hard copy version I borrowed from the library must have really been put to use because there is book tape between the copyright page and title page, a page in the middle of the book needs to be affixed to the book, and the dust cover is taped to the front cover of the book using sturdier tape.
This is a great interactive book for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students. It would be most useful when used with the students to review the concepts of the alphabet, numbers, colors, and different animals and objects around them. Using this book as an extension activity, would make the kids feel excited and proud to share what they have learned. Since this is a loud, interactive activity, it would be best to consider the most appropriate time to do so without bothering the neighboring classrooms.
As soon as I saw this book, I knew it would be a very interesting read. I've read some of Denise Fleming's other children’s books and have always enjoyed them as well as the beautiful artwork they display. The book cover illustration and title grabbed my attention and curiosity right away. I like that this book is interactive, fun, and humorous. I also was pleased to see that the children in the book are depicted as diverse students with different ethnicities, different sizes, meanwhile including a set of twins in the classroom. It’s not often that I come across a book, especially for early readers, that acknowledges diverse classrooms and the many students that encompass that diversity.
October 27, 2012
1. Rating: 5
2. A book review from Children's Literature says, "From the bright-bright-bright red cover where a wide-wide-wide open mouth shouts out the book's title, to Fleming's own wide-wide-wide open mouth in the author/illustrator photo on the back flap, this is an exuberant, enthusiastic, no-holds-barred, shout-out for enthusiasm itself. An open-mouthed teacher tells her students, "Everybody loves to shout. So, if you know it, shout it out!" And then open-mouthed children of various races and ethnicities begin shouting out brightly colored and patterned numbers and letters of the alphabet, big round balloons full of color words, and names for happy animals and common modes of transportation (car, truck, bus, plane), all presumably heading off for more enthusiastic fun. A very small mouse adds his commentary (in very small print) on every page, making the book perfect for lap-sharing as well as for group read-alouds. Or, should I say, shout-alouds."
- Claudia Mills, Ph.D
3. The super bright and colorful illustrations in this book are what first drew me to it, along with the huge font and cute little guy on the cover! It would be a great one for pre-school or kindergarden students that are just learning the alphabet, numbers, animals, etc. It is definitely interactive and great for a read-aloud as well.
2. A book review from Children's Literature says, "From the bright-bright-bright red cover where a wide-wide-wide open mouth shouts out the book's title, to Fleming's own wide-wide-wide open mouth in the author/illustrator photo on the back flap, this is an exuberant, enthusiastic, no-holds-barred, shout-out for enthusiasm itself. An open-mouthed teacher tells her students, "Everybody loves to shout. So, if you know it, shout it out!" And then open-mouthed children of various races and ethnicities begin shouting out brightly colored and patterned numbers and letters of the alphabet, big round balloons full of color words, and names for happy animals and common modes of transportation (car, truck, bus, plane), all presumably heading off for more enthusiastic fun. A very small mouse adds his commentary (in very small print) on every page, making the book perfect for lap-sharing as well as for group read-alouds. Or, should I say, shout-alouds."
- Claudia Mills, Ph.D
3. The super bright and colorful illustrations in this book are what first drew me to it, along with the huge font and cute little guy on the cover! It would be a great one for pre-school or kindergarden students that are just learning the alphabet, numbers, animals, etc. It is definitely interactive and great for a read-aloud as well.
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October 20, 2012The story is about what the students know. This book is a little out of the math box because there are other areas that are also incorporated into this story, but could definitely be used for math in a creative way.
The audience for this book is definitely a preschool or younger classroom. The students should know these basic numbers, letters, shapes and ect. Also, the shouting interaction of the book suits the preschool grade level very well.
I would use this book for counting numbers as well as objects. On each page there are a number of objects. I would let them shout out the objects but I would also want the children to shout out how many objects are on the page. This will require some higher level thinking because they will be talking and counting without saying the number.
The appeal for this story is the ability to be able to shout along with the book. The children love to be loud, so if while learning counting they can shout, they will love to count much more, especially with this book.
Fleming, Denise. Shout! Shout it out!. New York: Henry Holt, 2011. Print.
The audience for this book is definitely a preschool or younger classroom. The students should know these basic numbers, letters, shapes and ect. Also, the shouting interaction of the book suits the preschool grade level very well.
I would use this book for counting numbers as well as objects. On each page there are a number of objects. I would let them shout out the objects but I would also want the children to shout out how many objects are on the page. This will require some higher level thinking because they will be talking and counting without saying the number.
The appeal for this story is the ability to be able to shout along with the book. The children love to be loud, so if while learning counting they can shout, they will love to count much more, especially with this book.
Fleming, Denise. Shout! Shout it out!. New York: Henry Holt, 2011. Print.
July 5, 2012
The teacher, school children, and even the mouse in this book encourage readers to “Shout! Shout it out!” Beginning with numbers and the alphabet and moving onto colors, animals, and vehicles, this concept book will encourage kids to shout out everything they know.
The text of this book was clearly written to be read out loud with the help of children. The letters, numbers, colors, etc. are printed and drawn in large colorful type and the frequent refrain of, “Shout! Shout it out!” is lots of fun to yell out. The illustrations, created by pulp painting and mixed media techniques, have a wonderful texture to them and are every color of the rainbow. The multicultural cast of shouting children, each with their mouth wide open, are invested in the shouting game one hundred percent.
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The text of this book was clearly written to be read out loud with the help of children. The letters, numbers, colors, etc. are printed and drawn in large colorful type and the frequent refrain of, “Shout! Shout it out!” is lots of fun to yell out. The illustrations, created by pulp painting and mixed media techniques, have a wonderful texture to them and are every color of the rainbow. The multicultural cast of shouting children, each with their mouth wide open, are invested in the shouting game one hundred percent.
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January 30, 2013
The book "SHOUT! Shout it out!" by Denise Fleming seemed busy and confusing to me as the reader. While it seemed like an ABC book it also had random spurts of 123's and other word patterns. One of the first things to strike me about the book was that most of the children looked the same but the teacher seemed to be drawn very differently than the children having a difference in her nose and eyes. Although the illustrations were bright and popped out to the reader the print varied from small to large and I often got confused on where to go next. The book seemed obnoxious in the way that a different child shouted something different each page. It wasn't made clear why they were shouting the things they were. There is no certain order in this book and it came across as unorganized. The last page was especially busy when the illustrator wrote all numbers 1-10, all letters A-Z and all colors red to violet on one page.
February 15, 2015
Shout! Shout it out!
Have a room full of energized children that need to get it out? Not afraid of a little screaming? Then this is the book for you. It covers numbers, letters, colors, and common animals.
It breaks these concepts into sections, and each section starts with ,"Shout! Shout! Shout it out!" Then the children get to shout out the numbers/letters/colors/animals on the page.
Obviously this book is for children who already know these concepts. It's more a review of what they know than a teaching book. However, children will love shouting out the letters, numbers, colors, and animals they recognize, and it may help expel some of their excess energy. I would recommend as you near the end of the book to switch the words to "Whisper, Whisper it out," to start to bring your children back to a level of calm.
The pictures are bright, two page spreads with big letters and big mouthed children. Recommended for ages 4-6.
Have a room full of energized children that need to get it out? Not afraid of a little screaming? Then this is the book for you. It covers numbers, letters, colors, and common animals.
It breaks these concepts into sections, and each section starts with ,"Shout! Shout! Shout it out!" Then the children get to shout out the numbers/letters/colors/animals on the page.
Obviously this book is for children who already know these concepts. It's more a review of what they know than a teaching book. However, children will love shouting out the letters, numbers, colors, and animals they recognize, and it may help expel some of their excess energy. I would recommend as you near the end of the book to switch the words to "Whisper, Whisper it out," to start to bring your children back to a level of calm.
The pictures are bright, two page spreads with big letters and big mouthed children. Recommended for ages 4-6.
October 1, 2011
Young readers will delight in shouting out the letters of the alphabet, the numbers, colors, animals, modes of transportation as a tiny mouse that appears throughout the pages offers encouragement or sly comments. I suspect he'll be more appealing to the adult readers who share this read-aloud with children than with the children themselves. The idea of being proud of what you know is certainly an empowering message, and reading this book with children will result in a rollicking boast fest designed to show what they know. The pulp painting illustrations are filled with vibrant colors and feature children with their mouths open wide, celebrating the joy of learning. A second look reveals nifty visual treats such as an orange-striped cat with eyes half shut, overwhelmed by all the noise. It might be fun to pair this one with The Loud Book by Deborah Underwood.
February 14, 2015
Shout! Shout it out!:
In this book, children are encouraged to shout out what they are thinking and different things like the alphabet or numbers. This was a decent book, but it was definitely not my favorite. I don't have a true reason why I didn't enjoy it as much as other books, but it just didn't appeal to me like some other children's books have. I think it has a good meaning behind it though. Many times students are told to sit still and quietly in the classroom all day long and I am a strong believer in students needing to let it all out sometimes. This book can teach students that it is okay to let out their silliness and loudness at appropriate times. A teacher could read this book and then have the students go outside and let some run around and let them be a little loud and then bring them back in for the next lesson.
In this book, children are encouraged to shout out what they are thinking and different things like the alphabet or numbers. This was a decent book, but it was definitely not my favorite. I don't have a true reason why I didn't enjoy it as much as other books, but it just didn't appeal to me like some other children's books have. I think it has a good meaning behind it though. Many times students are told to sit still and quietly in the classroom all day long and I am a strong believer in students needing to let it all out sometimes. This book can teach students that it is okay to let out their silliness and loudness at appropriate times. A teacher could read this book and then have the students go outside and let some run around and let them be a little loud and then bring them back in for the next lesson.
July 19, 2011
Here's a shout out: Storytime! Perfect! Thank you, Denise Fleming!
This title is interactive from cover to cover---incorporating numbers, letters, colors, animals and transportation into one title. Brightly illustrated, each page shows a shouting child who is . Excellent and attractive storytime choice for preschool/pre-k/kindergarten...children will ask for it again and again.
Update: Used this one for storytime today and even though my audience was small, it was well received and the yelling part was very much enjoyed!
This title is interactive from cover to cover---incorporating numbers, letters, colors, animals and transportation into one title. Brightly illustrated, each page shows a shouting child who is . Excellent and attractive storytime choice for preschool/pre-k/kindergarten...children will ask for it again and again.
Update: Used this one for storytime today and even though my audience was small, it was well received and the yelling part was very much enjoyed!
July 2, 2011
Sometimes we need to use our inside voices and sometimes we just have to SHOUT! In Denise Fleming’s newest book, kids get the chance to show-off what they know- numbers, letters, colors- by SHOUTING them out. There are lots of fun games you can play with this book: Toddlers can show you how they can count to ten and preschoolers can show you how they can find different letters on the page. This is a really great one for toddlers, who have excellent SHOUTING skills. This book is just plain fun!
December 6, 2011
Why are children always being told to sit down and be quiet? They are learning so much from the world around them, and they just want to share it with everyone! Why should adults squelch this excitement? Shout! Shout It Out! encourages students to share what they know. Readers will be enthusiastic and it will translate into their daily lives. Teachers and parents be careful... children are likely to become much more vocal about all the knowledge they are gaining. Be prepared for their excitement.
April 17, 2011
The mouse who appears throughout the book was the saving grace of this text for me. The art was not my style, although it's done using something called pulp painting, which sounds really interesting. I'll bet my kids would want to learn how she did her work. I could see this book being useful during a body break in a primary classroom, or when students are getting squirrely and need a chance to be silly and refocus. I could see this being a Geisel award candidate.
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