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Shhh! (2011)

by Valeri Gorbachev(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0399254293 (ISBN13: 9780399254291)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Philomel

review 1: This is a touching story of a young boy settling down his boisterous, imaginative play so his baby brother can nap in peace. It is a sweet tale of brotherly love, for the older brother clearly loves his little bro so much so as to tell his pirates, knights, and other playmates to cut the noise, it's no longer time to play. While he's quieting everyone down, the illustrations show his cohort as life-sized people, much larger than the little boy. Once everyone is shhh-ed, we see his cohorts were all of his toys, strewn about his house, left where the energetic boy finished with them.I had a warm, loving feeling at the end of this book and just see this as a great read for quieting down an excited, older sibling while a young one needs a good, peaceful... more nap.
review 2: Here's one of my favorite illustrators! The books he both writes and illustrates are sometimes slight, but this one works well, not least because it's about a big brother who is refreshingly NOT resentful and angry about his baby brother's needs, even when things are clearly a little dull at naptime (the crossed-legged waiting-on-the-couch picture is great, plus it gives us our first reveal about the book). less

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