Synopses & Reviews
Peter thinks his house is noisy until the village wise man teaches him a lesson in perspective.
Review
"This is a funny book, a very funny book." Publishers Weekly
Review
"The too-crowded house of a familiar old tale becomes a too noisy house in this entertaining picture-book story." Booklist
Synopsis
Peter thinks his house is noisy until the village wise man teaches him a lesson in perspective.
and#147;This is a funny book, a very funny book.and#8221;and#151;Publishers Weekly and#147;The too-crowded house of a familiar old tale becomes a too noisy house in this entertaining picture-book story.and#8221;and#151;Booklist
Synopsis
Peter goes off to the village wise man to find out what he could do about his noisy house. It seemed like a simple enough problem at the beginning, but more and more complications set inand#151;in the forms of a donkey, a sheep, and a cow, to name a few, until it looked as though an entire farm had come to life right there in Peterand#8217;s house!
But with the proper, if overwhelming, application of true folk wisdom, the trouble was ended. Peterand#8217;s house was finally quiet.
Or was it?
and#147;This is a funny book, a very funny book.and#8221;and#151;Publishers Weekly and#147;The too-crowded house of a familiar old tale becomes a too noisy house in this entertaining picture-book story.and#8221;and#151;Booklist
About the Author
Ann McGovern has written more than fifty books for children. An avid traveler, Ms. McGovern has been to every continent, including Antarctica! She lives in New York City.
Simms Taback is the Caldecott medal-winning illustrator of Joseph Had a Little Overcoat. He has illustrated nearly forty books for children, two of which were New York Times Best Illustrated selections. He lives in California.