Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1438027 in Books
• Published on: 2001-02-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

From Amazon.com
Rosemary Wells' tales of animals with very human problems make her a favorite from the board-book years on. Now one old Wells friend, Nora, that noisy mouse, returns with all her middle-child problems still on display. What's a mouse to do when little brother and big sister take up all mom and dad's time? Yup. Plenty of noise. Look at these new pictures and you can almost hear the racket. With all that clatter, it might be better to read this one before dinner, not before bed!

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1. All new illustrations infuse this much-loved picture book (Dial, 1973) with energy. Vibrant colors and a larger format make the characters seem to jump out at readers. The original book's sweet, subdued pen-and-ink drawings were a mere appetizer when compared to the feast of colors here, all created from a combination of watercolor, India ink, gouache, pencil, and acrylics. Keeping each scene in a nearly framed vignette, Wells defines and details her illustrations even more than before. The eye-catching drawings and altered word groupings make the story flow better; words and pictures enhance one another to achieve the smooth narrative so necessary for storytelling. Some other differences between new and old: father has given up his pipe; kitchen knives aren't left on the table; and some architectural changes have placed the stair banister on the correct side so Nora won't topple off the side while flying her brother's kite. Nora, the delightful protagonist of the story, is the same; her dilemma hasn't changed one iota. This middle child who continually makes noise to get her parents' attention is really noticed when the silence from her absence saddens her family and starts them hunting for her. This is a Nora for the '90s!?Susan Garland, Maynard Public Library, MA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Ages 3^-6. Nora mouse is tired of having her sibs get all the attention. But her attempts to gain some spotlight for herself are destined to failure--until she realizes that stopping her noisy mischief will get her family to take notice. Published originally in 1973 in a small format, with pen-and-ink illustrations brightened by splashes of color, this funny, endearing story is now available in an enlarged format with new, full-color art. Although the new artwork preserves both the spirit and the settings of the original pictures (and adds many wonderful details), it greatly alters the balance of the picture book. In the older version, the lively, rhythmic text predominated; here, it's the colorful pictures that speak loudest. A wonderful story, no matter which version you have on your shelves. Stephanie Zvirin