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Mr. Men #16
Mr. Noisy
Mr. Noisy was a very, very noisy person. For example: when most people sneeze you can hear them from the next room. When Mr. Noisy sneezes, you can hear him from the next country!
The residents of Wobbletown are tired of being shouted at by Mr. Noisy. Can they change his very, very noisy ways?
Enjoy this special edition larger size of the classic Mr. Men books with your children.
The residents of Wobbletown are tired of being shouted at by Mr. Noisy. Can they change his very, very noisy ways?
Enjoy this special edition larger size of the classic Mr. Men books with your children.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 19, 1976
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Roger Hargreaves
1,339 books368 followersRoger Hargreaves was a British cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books. He created the Mr. Men series, Little Miss series and Timbuctoo series, intended for young readers. The simple and humorous stories, with bold, brightly coloured illustrations, have sales of more than 85 million copies worldwide in 20 languages.
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September 7, 2021
This follows a similar pattern to many of the Mr. Men books where they learn not to use the negative trait that they're associated with by the local town folk.
Mr. Noisy is so unnecessary loud that both Mrs Crumb the Baker and Mr Bacon the butcher devise a plan that every time Mr. Noisy shouts, they pretend not to hear him.
This was one of the books in the series that I could vividly remember from my own childhood.
Partly because of Arthur Lowe's narration in the subsequent animated series.
"I'D LIKE A LOAF OF BREAD" he boomed.
I had such fun reading this one aloud, especially the times when Mr. Noisy visited the butcher and baker.
This has easily been my daughter's favourite to date.
Mr. Noisy is so unnecessary loud that both Mrs Crumb the Baker and Mr Bacon the butcher devise a plan that every time Mr. Noisy shouts, they pretend not to hear him.
This was one of the books in the series that I could vividly remember from my own childhood.
Partly because of Arthur Lowe's narration in the subsequent animated series.
"I'D LIKE A LOAF OF BREAD" he boomed.
I had such fun reading this one aloud, especially the times when Mr. Noisy visited the butcher and baker.
This has easily been my daughter's favourite to date.
July 22, 2021
Mr. Noisy is A VERY NOISY PERSON! He doesn’t talk, HE BELLOWS! He doesn’t walk, HE CLUMPS ALONG LIKE AN ELEPHANT WEARING HOBNAIL BOOTS!
This, as with most of the Mr. Men, begs the question: Do Mr. Men feel like they have to live up to their names? Do their names become self-fulfilling prophecies? Or, perhaps, is there some kind of name giving ceremony in the culture of Mr. Man world where the Mr. Men only get their names when they reach adulthood, once their defining trait has become clear?
You might laugh but this is the kind of thing I lie awake at night thinking about…
My next book: Thor vol. 2: Prey
This, as with most of the Mr. Men, begs the question: Do Mr. Men feel like they have to live up to their names? Do their names become self-fulfilling prophecies? Or, perhaps, is there some kind of name giving ceremony in the culture of Mr. Man world where the Mr. Men only get their names when they reach adulthood, once their defining trait has become clear?
You might laugh but this is the kind of thing I lie awake at night thinking about…
My next book: Thor vol. 2: Prey
January 27, 2018
OMG! My nephew loves these Mr. Men books! He is crazy over them. This is my first. Apparently, they are a British classic.
Mr. Noisy is extremely noisy. The Baker and Butcher help him figure out how to be in public.
Actually a very cute story.
Mr. Noisy is extremely noisy. The Baker and Butcher help him figure out how to be in public.
Actually a very cute story.
December 18, 2022
Love this series of books! Fun stories that have my niece in fits of giggles. A real pleasure to read with great illustration too.
Reading these takes me back to my childhood and it's lovely to see my niece enjoying them as much as I did.
Reading these takes me back to my childhood and it's lovely to see my niece enjoying them as much as I did.
March 24, 2018
You Don’t Need to Shout
24 March 2017
Reading this book reminded me of the train into the city in the morning – it is dead quiet. Then again I’m also one of those people that like a bit of quiet because it seems as if noise really gets in the way of me thinking, and concentrating – it is almost as if it is a form of interference. For instances, I am listing to Spotify at the moment – The Atomic Blonde soundtrack (which is pretty awesome by the way) – and I am finding it a little difficult focusing on this review. The same is the case on the train, especially when I find a seat and somebody comes and sits down near me and starts talking.
Anyway, back to the train in the morning because I suspect that a person like Mr Noisy wouldn’t be all that welcome on the train. Unfortunately we don’t have quiet carriages on our metro trains, only the regional trains (and there isn’t much in the way of interstate trains in Australia). Actually, come to think of it, I was sitting in a lecture the other day and the couple behind me just kept on talking, to the point that I wanted to turn around and tell them that if they wanted to talk then do it outside – why do students come to lectures when all they are going to do is talk through it?
So, I can appreciate the butcher and the baker in the book, because it seems as if Mr Noisy really doesn’t appreciate the amount of noise that he makes. Maybe it is that he has a hearing problem so that he needs to shout, and that he makes a lot of noise because he really doesn’t realise that he is making so much noise. However, the way that they ‘taught him a lesson’ really doesn’t make all that much sense. Okay, it is a children’s book, but pretending not to hear him is not really a way of encouraging him not to speak so loudly.
However, noisy people tend not to think all that much, at least how they come across to other people. Consider how people hate people WRITING IN CAPS. In the age of the internet writing in caps is synonymous with shouting, and honestly, people who shout do tend to come across as being quite pushy and aggressive. I guess that is why people who talk softly tend to be much more persuasive. As Teddy Roosevelt once said – speak softly and carry a big stick. Yet, shouting also has the tendency of drowning out everybody else, and people who resort to shouting in an argument tend to be seen as those who have lost the argument (though that is not always the case, because the person who shouts tends to drown out all form of reason).
24 March 2017
Reading this book reminded me of the train into the city in the morning – it is dead quiet. Then again I’m also one of those people that like a bit of quiet because it seems as if noise really gets in the way of me thinking, and concentrating – it is almost as if it is a form of interference. For instances, I am listing to Spotify at the moment – The Atomic Blonde soundtrack (which is pretty awesome by the way) – and I am finding it a little difficult focusing on this review. The same is the case on the train, especially when I find a seat and somebody comes and sits down near me and starts talking.
Anyway, back to the train in the morning because I suspect that a person like Mr Noisy wouldn’t be all that welcome on the train. Unfortunately we don’t have quiet carriages on our metro trains, only the regional trains (and there isn’t much in the way of interstate trains in Australia). Actually, come to think of it, I was sitting in a lecture the other day and the couple behind me just kept on talking, to the point that I wanted to turn around and tell them that if they wanted to talk then do it outside – why do students come to lectures when all they are going to do is talk through it?
So, I can appreciate the butcher and the baker in the book, because it seems as if Mr Noisy really doesn’t appreciate the amount of noise that he makes. Maybe it is that he has a hearing problem so that he needs to shout, and that he makes a lot of noise because he really doesn’t realise that he is making so much noise. However, the way that they ‘taught him a lesson’ really doesn’t make all that much sense. Okay, it is a children’s book, but pretending not to hear him is not really a way of encouraging him not to speak so loudly.
However, noisy people tend not to think all that much, at least how they come across to other people. Consider how people hate people WRITING IN CAPS. In the age of the internet writing in caps is synonymous with shouting, and honestly, people who shout do tend to come across as being quite pushy and aggressive. I guess that is why people who talk softly tend to be much more persuasive. As Teddy Roosevelt once said – speak softly and carry a big stick. Yet, shouting also has the tendency of drowning out everybody else, and people who resort to shouting in an argument tend to be seen as those who have lost the argument (though that is not always the case, because the person who shouts tends to drown out all form of reason).
August 15, 2017
This particular Mr Men book starts out rather meta, as Mr Noisy is reading a copy of Mr Noisy in the first illustration. I do love his ornate ornamental shoes and his oddly oversized hands. I wonder why all the people in his town are so passive aggressive and set up a scheme to pretend they can't hear him when he loudly asks for something as opposed to the more straight forward approach of asking him to speak more quietly...
July 5, 2018
Lot's of noisy children at our house. When the book comes out the house goes really quiet. Bliss.
September 28, 2015
Ah, Mr Men and Little Miss, how wonderful you are!
These books made up so much of my childhood. No matter what I would go ahead and pick one up. I worked my way through them all a couple of times. Each one has a wonderful story for the child to engage with, each character being fun to read.
Everyone has a bias for their favourite character, yet every book is delightful.
These books made up so much of my childhood. No matter what I would go ahead and pick one up. I worked my way through them all a couple of times. Each one has a wonderful story for the child to engage with, each character being fun to read.
Everyone has a bias for their favourite character, yet every book is delightful.
June 2, 2014
Scream as you are reading during the beginning of this book...and get quiet as Mr. Noisy learns how to bring his volume down when speaking to others...and you'll be sure to get the point across, " It's SUPER annoying when people talk loudly!"
November 16, 2020
This is such a fun story to read out-loud, but be ready to shout a lot!! ;) It's a good story that teaches kids to be quieter - at least that's what I got out of it! The kids love it when it's read though!
December 3, 2008
love the shoes
April 12, 2018
A good sneaky way to get Mr. Noisy to stop being so noisy.
February 23, 2010
This one deserves a stonking great 5 stars, as it managed to speak volumes (pun intended) to my children.
Mr Noisy does what comes naturally to him, and it appears to all little children: makes a lot of noise.
The very act of reading this shoudl be comedy gold to little ones, or am I the only parent who puts on a silly OTT voice?
I may have overdone it slightly though as my throat was very painful afterwards!
Through the story children will earn that if you really want to be heard and listened to then you need to talk without exaggeration or excessive volume.
Now if they can cut down on their clumping around the house and learn to enjoy tip-toeing then I will be putting this book forward for the highest accolades available!
Mr Noisy does what comes naturally to him, and it appears to all little children: makes a lot of noise.
The very act of reading this shoudl be comedy gold to little ones, or am I the only parent who puts on a silly OTT voice?
I may have overdone it slightly though as my throat was very painful afterwards!
Through the story children will earn that if you really want to be heard and listened to then you need to talk without exaggeration or excessive volume.
Now if they can cut down on their clumping around the house and learn to enjoy tip-toeing then I will be putting this book forward for the highest accolades available!
March 27, 2015
Think I’m right in stating that as a boy I had all the pre-1990 Mr Men books with the possible exception of “Mr Snow”. Looking at all the covers apart from the latter jogged my memory.
Sadly I remember little about the stories now, despite reading them numerous times during my boyhood, plus watching the Mr Men cartoons more than once.
Reckon the last time I would’ve read these was 1983, though may have returned to them as late as 1985. Although I’ve forgotten almost everything about this title and all the others I feel that owing to the amount of times I read each publication that they all deserve to be rated five stars.
I’m grateful to Roger Hargreaves for brightening up my childhood with both his Mr Men and the Timbuctoo series of books.
Sadly I remember little about the stories now, despite reading them numerous times during my boyhood, plus watching the Mr Men cartoons more than once.
Reckon the last time I would’ve read these was 1983, though may have returned to them as late as 1985. Although I’ve forgotten almost everything about this title and all the others I feel that owing to the amount of times I read each publication that they all deserve to be rated five stars.
I’m grateful to Roger Hargreaves for brightening up my childhood with both his Mr Men and the Timbuctoo series of books.
April 27, 2015
Synopsis: "Mr. Noisy was a very, very noisy person. For example: when most people sneeze you can hear them from the next room. When Mr. Noisy sneezes, you can hear him from the next country!
The residents of Wobbletown are tired of being shouted at by Mr. Noisy. Can they change his very, very noisy ways?"
My Review: Another okay Mr. Men book, it didn't capture Munchkins attention but that isn't too surprising. I don't understand how Mr. Noisy made the connection to be quiet but it worked for him. Reading the story however did not get the message across to Munchkin.
The residents of Wobbletown are tired of being shouted at by Mr. Noisy. Can they change his very, very noisy ways?"
My Review: Another okay Mr. Men book, it didn't capture Munchkins attention but that isn't too surprising. I don't understand how Mr. Noisy made the connection to be quiet but it worked for him. Reading the story however did not get the message across to Munchkin.
June 8, 2007
Mr. Noisy might as well be my son. Like my son, he is loud from sun-up until sun-down. He is so loud that a town has been named for him (in a way). The town is called Wobbletown because everything wobbles when Mr. Noisy comes to town.
Mr. Noisy likes to stomp. He likes to shout. He also likes to do his shopping daily. Unfortunately the shopkeepers of Wobbletown wish he'd stay home or learn how to be quiet. Can a little reverse psychology do the trick?
Mr. Noisy likes to stomp. He likes to shout. He also likes to do his shopping daily. Unfortunately the shopkeepers of Wobbletown wish he'd stay home or learn how to be quiet. Can a little reverse psychology do the trick?
August 18, 2013
I absolutely loved these Mr Men and Little Miss books. I remember getting them from my granny every week. There was so much from these simple characters, I remember filling my little bookshelf with all these books making sure I had got them all in right order. I wish I still had these books but somehow most of them got lost with many house moves or my mum gave the rest away. If I ever have kids, I will make sure they get the chance to experience these wonderful, colourful books.
March 20, 2009
The MR. Men books are an English book my mom had when she was younger. She let me read them and each as a different story. This one is about Mr. Nosey. He is completely unable to keep himself out of other people's business. He's always sticking his nose into something or someone.
October 5, 2009
This book made me laugh. My kids love that I shout while I read it. It doesn't hurt that it can aid in teaching kids to be mindful of those around them and be aware of how their behavior affects others. A great way to start a short conversation about it.
August 15, 2008
The book itself is tiny, yet the story inside is too long! This would be a book to use for a very specific purpose and one-on-one if at all.
September 1, 2008
Can Mr. Noisy learn that quiet can be fun?
Very cute. Seems like it would be fun to read aloud.
Very cute. Seems like it would be fun to read aloud.
Want to read
March 18, 2009this book looks so cute i wanna read it! and i'll love it! it's so cute ! i don't know anything about it! but i want to read all series
May 31, 2011
The Mister books are a great series of books for Tate right now. A good, manageable length and he can read one book a night.
July 28, 2011
One of the better ones, offering many opportunities for stomping on the floor and other sound affects.
April 23, 2012
This is a fun one to read aloud.
July 5, 2013
Nice story I enjoy reading it and what I like more about it is that finally Mr. Noisy learned a great lesson ^_^
June 2, 2015
Another Mr Men book I remember from childhood. I remember coveting the Roger Hargreaves style shoes. All the Mr Men seemed to have such fantastic, ornate shoes. Mine seemed so dull.
May 28, 2015
Well written!
October 1, 2016
“Mr Noisy” - The folks of Wobble Town conspire to help Mr Noisy be a bit quieter.
October 13, 2016
I liked the book because Mr. Noisy learned to be quiet and I learned to be quiet in the car.
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