Mr. Elephant wants nothing more than some peace and quiet--that is, until he gets it.

Frank likes peace and quiet. He likes his tent, his pencil, and writing in his secret notebook. Bean likes noise. He likes his bus, his trumpet -- toot, toot! -- and making music. Loud music. But Bean is missing something: he does not have words. What will happen if Frank shares his words with Bean? With a laugh-out-loud narrative by Jamie Michalak, author of the Joe and Sparky series, and Bob Kolar's bright, graphic, comical illustrations, this fresh...

From the blare of an alarm clock in the morning to snores and crickets in the evening, simple text explores the many loud noises one might hear during the course of a day.

Early in the morning, a bird begins to sing at number One Fish Street, waking the man next door and his dog, and before long, as one noise leads to another, everyone on the street is awake.

When there is too much noise in the tree house, Mama and Papa Bear wonder if they will ever get any peace and quiet!

Seven bears sneak out of bed, through the window, and across the dark countryside to investigate the source of a noise.

"...This is a doggone charming roundup of animal noises, perfect for reading aloud.

After delivering presents Santa needs a nap, but Otto and his friends like their gifts so much that Santa cannot find a quiet place to sleep.

"Poor Mr. Quiet doesn't look forward to Christmas--it's too noisy for him, especially when Mr. Noisy comes to visit! Maybe this year, a snowstorm will give Mr. Quiet the silence he is longing for."--Page [4] cover.

As one dragon tries to take a nap, his ten little dragons, in increasing numbers, disturb his sleep by making milk shakes, screaming at scary movies, and playing loud games.