Retold by Harriet Ziefert
Illustrator: Emily Bolam
Year: 1997
Publisher: Puffin Young Readers, USA
Age: 4 and above
No. of Pages:
ISBN: 978 0 44846 298 1
This is one of those books that make you laugh aloud. :-)
It starts with the ubiquitous ‘once upon a time’ and ends with the harried man finding peace and quiet but in an unexpected manner.
A man lives in a noisy house and seeks the help of a wise man. The wise man suggests a series of measures that begin with getting a cow and then some more animals into the house until it’s a menagerie. Or, perhaps a cacophony? :-)
Excerpt
The sheep said, Baa, baa!
The donkey said, Hee-haw!
The cow said, Moo, moo!
The bed creaked.
The chair squeaked.
The roof leaked.
“I can’t live in my house!” said the man.
Other titles in this series
- Level - 1: A new friend
- Level - 1: At the beach
- Level - 1: Ice Cream Soup
- Level - 1: Max has a Fish, Review here
- Level - 1: Nicky Upstairs and Down
- Level - 1: Play with Blue
- Level - 1: Tiny goes camping
- Level - 1: Tiny the Birthday Dog
- Level - 1: Tiny the Snow Dog
- Level - 2: Cowboy Roy, Review here
- Level - 2: Madeline and her dog, Review here
- Level - 2: Princess Buttercup, Review here
- Level - 2: Red, White and Blue
- Level - 2: Shape Spotters, Review here
- Level - 2: Snug Bug, Review here
- Level - 2: Spider's Lunch, Review here
- Level - 2: The Garden that we grew
- Level - 2: The very lonely firefly, Review here
- Level - 2: Who stole the cookies?, Review here
- Level - 3: Agapanthus Hum and the Eyeglasses
- Level - 3: Amanda Pig on her own
- Level - 3: Why do birds sing?
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