num_pages: 40
description: Where the Wild Things Are meets Chicka Chicka Boom Boom in this emotionally satisfying picture book tailor-made for reading aloud which celebrates creativity and the power of imagination.In a spare lyrical text young listeners and readers will follow a little boy through his day from early morning till bedtime and watch as what fills his active imagination becomes real. Toys grow to life-size: a tin monkey plays a real drum and fiddle-- rat-a-tat toot! --a stuffed lion roars-- rumble grumble --and a dump truck empties its load-- BANG! But when quiet time comes and a hush settles over his bedroom animals nap and the boy becomes absorbed in other activities like reading and drawing. Here is an irresistible read-aloud by a picture-book master that captures all the joy of a child's play and renders a boy's imagination real.Praise for And If the Moon Could Talk by Kate Banks: With quiet phrases and luxurious color Banks . . . evoke(s) a perfectly peaceful bedtime. -- Publishers WeeklyPraise for City Cat by Kate Banks: If you have to pack a suitcase . . . make room in it for this book. -- The New York Times
language: English
title: Rumble Grumble . . . Hush
publisher: Schwartz & Wade