This Book Is Too Quiet! - by Cristina Cubells (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This ingenious, playful book invites every reader to add their own sound effects to the gorgeously illustrated scenes!

Explore every scene of this mesmerizing book and follow the prompts to create your own noises! Enter the storm scene and add the "plip... plip... plip" of raindrops and the "rumbrumbrum" of thunder.... Take a tour of the bustling kitchen and make the "zmmmm zmmmm" of machines and "crashhhhhh" of plates.... Gaze up at the night sky and add the "fiiewwwwww" of the fireworks as they whoosh into the darkness! With the turn of every page, readers will create their very own landscape of sound. This playful book offers children a joyfully interactive reading experience, which is both absorbing and hilarious.

Review Quotes

"Entertaining and interactive masterpiece... The possibilities of use inside and outside of the classroom are simply endless" - Children's Literature (CLCD)

"This book is sure to get those creative juices flowing... [you will] have fun while being a little silly...A great book for expanding your imagination" - YA and Kids Books Central

"I love that the reader is encouraged to imagine new ways to create these sounds! The illustrations are colorful and bright, and I loved that each page is full of many things to look for in the background of each scene and many sounds to try out. The art style is really vibrant!" - Luminous Libro

"This book takes readers on a journey of sound... For children ages 5-8 who are budding scientists" - Youth Services Book Review

"A cacophony of sounds that invite interaction" - School Library Journal