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Too Much Noise
by McGovern, Ann
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very good. Near fine. Short light spine end bumps. Unmarked inside. Minor age-toning.
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York.: Scholastic Book Services., 1975. TJ 1028. 15th printing; 1967 original.. Trade paperback. Very good. Near fine. Short light spine end bumps. Unmarked inside. Minor age-toning.. Taback, Simms (Pictures by).. 1 48 p. Horizontal format, 9x7. Color cover art: older man covering ears outside home, night. 2-color inside art w/ Pen&Ink. Children's picture storybook about an old man, Peter, in an old noisy house who goes to the local wise man for advice. With each visit, another farm animal was advised to join the old man in the house. The noise was getting worse and worse. What did the wise man then advise? How did Peter finally get a good night's sleep?
Synopsis
Peter thinks his house is noisy until the village wise man teaches him a lesson in perspective. “This is a funny book, a very funny book.”—Publishers Weekly “The too-crowded house of a familiar old tale becomes a too noisy house in this entertaining picture-book story.”—Booklist
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.Ch1240007749
- Title
- Too Much Noise
- Author
- McGovern, Ann
- Illustrator
- Taback, Simms (Pictures by).
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. Near fine. Short light spine end bumps. Unmarked inside. Minor age-toning.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- TJ 1028. 15th printing; 1967 original.
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Scholastic Book Services.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- Folk tale|Children's picture storybook|Problem solving|Country life, farming
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Picture-books;
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About the Seller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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Newport, New Hampshire
About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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