Synopses & Reviews
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 in& mdash; 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 Peter& #39; s house < br=""> < br=""> But with the proper, if overwhelming, application of true folk wisdom, the trouble was ended. Peter& #39; s house was finally quiet.< br=""> < br=""> Or was it?< br=""> < br=""> & quot; This is a funny book, a very funny book.& quot; & mdash; Publishers Weekly< br=""> & quot; The too-crowded house of a familiar old tale becomes a too noisy house in this entertaining picture-book story.& quot; & mdash; Booklist
Review
"A simple repetitive tale, equally suitable for noisy participation and for settling down to 'a very quiet dream.'" Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
Peter complains his house is too noisy so the wise man advises him to obtain some rather unusual house guests.
Synopsis
Peter thinks his house is noisy until the village wise man teaches him a lesson in perspective.
"This is a funny book, a very funny book."--Publishers Weekly "The too-crowded house of a familiar old tale becomes a too noisy house in this entertaining picture-book story."--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 medalwinning 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.