Quiet Loud

Leslie Patricelli's books are my Grandson's favorite. He will pick them off the shelf every time! The words are simple for toddlers and can be read with a lot of expression. The pictures are cute and full of color.

I ordered my first Patricelli board book 14 years ago for my first granddaughter. I soon ordered many others. The illustrations are delightful, the text is minimal but repeated to help build vocabulary, the toddler humor is spot-on, and each book ends with a collage that reinforces the topic. These books are a favorite with all my g-kids, and I now get a set to give each time I need a baby-shower gift. They are always a hit with parents who have to read them over and over again, and new readers/ listeners who readily relate to the topics.

Easily explained about loud and quiet, simple images and easy for toddlers to grasp the idea

This was an instant favorite for all of us. That's saying a lot considering a 14mo old's interests & a parent who reads multiple times a day, some times the same book 10 times or more!!One thing I love is that there are so many pages!! It's a bummer when you finally get your wiggle-worm to focus a little attention & then the last page arrives in a matter of moments. The 'spell' is broken and the constant motion/whining/clinging etc starts right back up.The colors are bold, nothing is too busy, the illustrations are great for early word/object lessons, and the concept of 'loud' & 'quiet' while reading & giggling is a lot of fun to play off of.I'll be getting more from this series & definitely a great gift to give!!

I'm a gregarious aunt. LOVE all the books of this series, but this one is just plain fun to read and 'do'. It has a nice range of sounds that it introduces like the whisper-swoosh expression of slippers and the big siren sounds like a firetruck. When you read, you can modulate your voice and provide the sounds of each word given. You can get very soft and kids will imitate soft, and then, LOUD...the wee-oh, wee-oh of a fire truck...this is where the kids love to imitate and use their energy. You can mimic the motions too. It's a fun way to get a child involved and help them differentiate sounds...AND you can hope it will carry over to the times when you say, "shhhh honey, we have to be quiet now"...Enjoy!

Cute and also teaches kids not to be loud! And tells them what are quiet/loud like turtles, monkeys, etc. cute!

Great book, great condition, it said it would be a paperback but came as a board book which is what I wanted!

This was one of my kids’ faves and I have bought a few for gifts. It was easy to animated with it and make it fun.