What is that noise? It's popping and whizzing, It's giggling and hooting, And slurping and fizzing! There is something very noisy going on somewhere nearby, but tracking down the source of the kerfuffle is proving more than a little tricky. Could it be a hungry baby brother howling for food, or a load of monkeys watching TV with the sound turned up high, or even a big fat hippo having a yawn and revving up a motorbike? Just wait and see... Tim Archbold's What's that Noise is a rumbustious romp through a household on the hunt for the source of a tremendous noise, with the story of the search told in rollicking rhyme and spiky illustrations which cleverly capture not only the rhythm of the words themselves, but the essence of the noise that the characters are trying to track down. Jolly good fun, and a great book to share with a rough-and-tumble toddler. (Ages 3 to 5) -- Sarah Taylor

 

This book is part of a book series called Picture Books .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1999 by Scholastic .

Tim Archbold was born in Northumberland and lives in the Scottish Borders. He has written and illustrated over 100 books for children, including Bagpipes, Beasties and Bogles (2012).