Quiet Loud

by Leslie Patricelli, Leslie Patricelli (Illustrator)

Overview

Whether you read it quietly or loudly, learning about opposites has never been more fun - or funny - than with this winning board book.

Sniffles are quiet, but sneezes are loud. Amiably illustrated in a bright, graphic style, Leslie Patricelli’s spirited board book, QUIET LOUD, stars an obliging, bald, and very expressive toddler who acts out each pair of opposites with comically dramatic effect.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763619527
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	08/15/2003
Series:	Leslie Patricelli Board Books Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.62(d)
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Leslie Patricelli lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband, their two children, and two kitties. She sketched out her first children’s book, YUMMY YUCKY, when her then one-year-old son was putting everything in his mouth. "After hearing myself say ‘yucky!’ or ‘yummy!’ for months on end, this book seemed to write itself," she says. "Talking to and watching my young children all day gave me a voice and inspiration for these books. I write down what I say to them and what they say to me."

Editorial Reviews

Three funny, spirited board books by Leslie Patricelli explore opposites. In BIG Little, heads are BIG, but toes are little. Ladies are BIG but ladybugs are little. Clever pairings, bold graphic art and an expressive toddler in diapers make the concepts fun. The other titles are Quiet Loud ("Crayons are quiet. Pots and pans are LOUD") and Yummy Yucky ("Spaghetti is yummy. Worms are yucky"). (Sept.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Patricelli has a trio of board books (Big Little, Quiet Loud, and Yummy Yucky) featuring a young diapered lad with one lock spiraling up from the middle of his head. In this particular book, there are a series of comparisons between things that are quiet versus those that are loud. "Fishies are quiet. Doggies are loud." The comparisons are ones that kids would encounter such as snow being quiet while a rainstorm is loud; sniffles are quiet but sneezes are loud; birds are quiet and airplanes are loud. Although the latter is really not exactly true other factors enter into play such as your position relative to the bird or plane. It is eclectic and at times a bit strange in its choice of comparisons. Not a book that will appeal to everyone. 2003, Candlewick Press, Ages 1 to 3.
— Marilyn Courtot

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