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Be Quiet, Mike!


No. of pages 40

Published: 2011

Great for age 0-8 years

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Digga digga digga digga zat zoom crash/Leslie Patricelli's lovable (but noisyl) new character finds an ingenious way to create a sound all his own. Even before he was born, Monkey Mike started drumming. Kick! Thump! Pow! Wherever he goes, his rhythms sing: swish, thack, go his books; bang, clank, goes the dustbin; tap, tap, go his pencils; and 'Be Quiet, Mike!' yells everyone around him. But one day Mike sees a real drum set in a shop window - and puts his hands-on talent to work in a most impressive way. With the bold graphic style and clever details her readers love, Leslie Patricelli strikes a cymbal for active, high-energy little monkeys everywhere. The many different sounds and high-energy story make this a great read-aloud. Nothing if not resourceful, Mike turns ordinary household items into a first-rate drum kit and produces great music. This is an adorable new character from Leslie Patricelli, creator of the ever popular baby board books "Dummy and Blankie".

 

 

There are 40 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 2011 by Walker Books Ltd .

 

Her bright acrylic pictures are the definition of upbeat and bouncy, and she gives the irrepressible, well-meaning Mike unexpected depth and poignancy.

 

--Publisher's Weekly

 

 

A marvelous model of a family ultimately nurturing the member who marches to his own beat.

 

--Kirkus Reviews

 

 

The bright, ever-changing background hues keep the focus on Mike and the onomatopoeic words scattered throughout the story. Children who can't sit still will love meeting Mike, and frustrated parents will see a solution to their own be-bopping child in this effervescent drummer.

 

--School Library Journal

 

Patricelli's bright acrylic pictures are the definition of upbeat and bouncy, and she gives the irrepressible, well-meaning Mike unexpected depth and poignancy.

 

--Publishers Weekly

 

 

A marvelous model of a family ultimately nurturing the member who marches to his own beat.

 

--Kirkus Reviews