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It's So Quiet


It’s So Quiet: A Not-Quite-Going-to-Bed Book 
By Sherri Duskey Rinker 
Illustrated by Tony Fucile 
Chronicle Books, 2021. Picture Book. 

This is a delightful book about a little mouse going to bed—and all of the sounds that happen at night when it is bedtime. There is a healthy (and hilarious) dose of onomatopoeia that tends to keep the young mouse awake. I will admit, when I read this to two young listeners the loud exclamations and laughter was just what I was looking for. As soon as we finished reading the first thing that was said was, “Can you read it again?” This is sure to be a classic (albeit noisy) going to bed book that will delight young readers and their parents for years to come. Whoever has young readers that like to read a book before bed (and who love to laugh) should check this one out from the library!

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