Noisy Night

The residents of one very tall apartment building make quite a bit of noise in this entertaining bedtime book from author Mac Barnett and illustrator Brian Biggs. In the cumulative narrative, each resident wonders what is going on above his head, as various noises - the 'lalala' of an opera singer, the "rahrahrah" of cheerleaders - intrude upon their evening at home. Eventually, an old man demands quiet, and the residents below him simmer down...

As anyone who's ever lived in close proximity to other people knows, sometimes one's neighbors can be a source of great frustration at night. In Noisy Night, Barnett and Biggs depict the vibrancy of life in an apartment building, while also capturing how the incessant activity of so many people show more can prove distracting, or even distressing for those living above or below them. Younger children will appreciate the rhyming sound-words that Barnett uses in describing the various noisy activities of the apartment building residents, while also enjoying the colorful, cartoon-style illustrations that Biggs has created to accompany the text. Recommended to anyone looking for a more madcap bedtime book, one that features lots of fun activity, before returning to the idea of quiet. show less

A story about the noisy aggravation associated with close neighbors. I love the bold vibrant illustrations in this book!

If you have ever lived in a building in the city you know that you have neighbors above and below you. Mac Barnett has the reader climb floor by floor to see what is happening with the noisy neighbors above them to in the end discover the sounds that are creating the noisy night. This story is good for predicting and is great for all elementary aged children.

Imo, rather pointless. I guess, as another reviewer suggested, the reader could guess what's making the noise before each page turn. But even the ending is ambiguous - I'm not convinced all the rowdies shut up.

This story is great for children learning to read or for young children to hear a silly book. It’s about an apartment building and all the different noises being made. There are word bubbles and bright illustrations. The art is the greatest strength of this book.

Very cool predictive/interactive book. Visual cues help kids guess the next level.

This book is about people at night time in an apartment building. There are people being noisy in each room and the end is an old man hollering at everyone to go to bed. The pages follow a pattern that is simple to follow and students would really enjoy guessing what is happening next on each page.