The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Teal, Val

The Little Woman Wanted Noise

40 pp. | NYRB | October, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59017-711-2 $14.95
Reissue (1943, Rand McNally)

(2) PS Illustrated by Robert Lawson. A noise-averse, city-dwelling little woman is pleased to inherit a place in the country. She quickly finds farm life too sedate, so she brings home some farm animals to liven things up. Something is still missing--"BOYS"--and the farm is never quiet again. Teal's story remains fresh and entertaining, with many opportunities for audience participation. Lawson's strong-lined black-and-white drawings bring out the humor.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 1943