The latest installment in Eileen's Browne's acclaimed Handa series is a warm, funny story about night-time fears with a cast of nocturnal animals and a Kenyan setting.When Handa has a sleepover with her friend Akeyo, the girls are allowed to spend the night in a little hut near the house. Theyre excited to be on their own, but as they get ready for bed, Handa feels more and more nervous. She keeps hearing things strange snorts, chitter chattering, a big thud. Akeyo says its only her noisy family, but on the opposite page the reader sees the nocturnal animals who are really making the noise and while some of them are familiar, others are very peculiar-looking indeed!With rich, night-time illustrations, sound effects, and plenty of curious animals, Handas Noisy Night demands to be read aloud and shared whether in the classroom or tucked up in bed at home.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Handa .

This book has been graded for interest at 3-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2020 by Walker Books Ltd .

Eileen Browne is the author and illustrator of the bestselling picture books Handa's Hen and Handa's Surprise, which was shortlisted for the 1995 Sheffield Children's Book Award. She lives in Wiltshire.