The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Barnett, Mac

Noisy Night

32 pp. | Roaring Brook | March, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-967-2 $16.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Brian Biggs. On the book's cover, bright colors indicate lively scenes inside a ten-story apartment building. A boy lies awake on the first floor: "What is going LA LA LA above my head?" Clever book design reveals just a sliver of the next floor, creating an opportunity to guess what's happening on every floor. High-energy cartoons and question-and-answer text create a wild, interactive read-aloud.

Reviewer: Julie Roach | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2017