Woo hoo! It’s Perfect Picture Book Friday!
(Okay, I realize at this hour it is practically Saturday – apologies for the late posting – but we’re still sliding in under the wire! 😊)
This seems like a good week for a book that makes you laugh, so that’s what I picked!
Title: Be Quiet
Written & Illustrated By: Ryan T. Higgins
Disney-Hyperion, April 2017, fiction
Suitable For Ages: 5-6
Themes/Topics: humor
Opening: “FINALLY! I get my very own book to star in. This is going to be great!
I’m going to make it a wordless book. They are very artistic.
This book will have NO WORDS at all. Starting…NOW.”
Brief Synopsis: Rupert the mouse is thrilled at the prospect of creating his very own book! It will be wordless, because wordless books are so artistic. But his chatty little friends, Thistle and Nibbs, show up and suddenly a wordless picture book seems way more difficult…and Rupert ends up just as guilty as his friends!
Links To Resources: draw your own wordless picture book; play Cat ‘n’ Mouse (hide ‘n’ seek) and practice being as quiet as a mouse so the cat doesn’t find you!
Why I Like This Book: I like this book because it’s just flat out funny 😊 and sometimes that’s just what young readers (and grown-up ones 🙂 ) need! Poor Rupert has a plan (which even he has a little trouble with 😊 ) to star in a wordless picture book… but his friends,Thistle and Nibbs, intending only to be helpful, foil him at every turn and send Rupert into a frenzy until he’s hopping up and down, anything but wordless! Thistle and Nibbs are delightfully oblivious in their wish to help out, and young readers will get a kick out of watching the steam of outrage build and build in Rupert until the inevitable explosion. Like all of Ryan T. Higgins’s books, this one is sure to make you laugh out loud!
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do 😊
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Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! And tune in Monday for the 2023 Halloweensie Contest Guidelines!!! 😊🎃👻
Susanna Leonard Hill 
I adore all of Ryan Higgins books and I haven’t one yet that doesn’t make me laugh. Great activities – especially “Cat & Mouse.” Looking forward to the Halloweensie guidelines!
I know, isn’t he fantastic, Maria? I am a huge fan! Glad you’re looking forward to Halloweensie!!!
We ALL need a laugh some days – actually, many days!
Ain’t THAT the truth, Patricia! I hope this is a day where it’s just fun to laugh, and not one where you desperately need to!
what a perfect book to read on a gray-sky weekend! Thanks for sharing the laughter, and the activity.
My pleasure, Sue! Ryan Higgins is fun any time! 😊
Oh my – too funny! Love it!
I know, Robin, isn’t it great?! 😊
I love this one! Excellent choice.
I’m glad you love it too, Laura!!!
I so agree, Susanna. Sometimes we all just need a good laugh. This looks hilarious, which of course, makes sense. Ryan Higgins creates delightful giggle-inducing stories. Must read this one. Not sure how I’ve missed it!
Ryan Higgins is just so incredibly talented at writing humor, Marty! I have a lot to learn from him! 😊
Great book, Susanna. And can it really be time for Halloweensie?
Yeah, I don’t know how we’ve gotten into October already, Vivian – this year is just disappearing! – but Halloweensie #13 is around the bend!
There’s always time for humorous books and this one looks extra fun! Thanks for sharing.
I hope you enjoy it, Claire! I am a huge Ryan Higgins fan! 😊