Once upon a time, there was a royal baby who loved to bang on his little red drum. He banged on his drum all day long and all night too. What is the royal household to do? This nursery tale echoes every parent's familiar challenge - how to make a noisy baby quiet!

 

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 2003 by Hachette Children's Group .

Moira Kemp is an established author/illustrator known for her picture books and covers. She is published by Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins, Transworld, as well as creating some very successful covers for Hodder's Dark at the Foot of the Stairs and A Perfect Fright.