Quiet!

by Paul Bright, Guy Parker-Rees (Illustrations)

A silly story about letting a lion cub take his nap. With a rollicking text and bright, humorous illustrations, QUIET! makes for an infectiously fun bedtime read.

"Chuckling and chortling, sniggering and snickering.
The hyena was laughing. Laughing like hyenas do.
But nobody knew what was so funny. 'Quiet!' said Papa Lion, as loud as he dared, in case his son was still sleeping."
Mama and Papa Lion don't want any of the animals in the jungle to wake up Baby Leo while he takes his morning nap. As king of the animals, Papa Lion tells them that he will eat up any creature who makes too much noise. As the day passes, Papa Lion gets hungrier and hungrier, but no one is loud enough to wake up Baby Leo until, an unexpected noisemaker rumbles onto the scene!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Storytime

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2003

Reviews

[Sarita]

Very cute story with beautiful illustrations.

[Bhargavi Balachandran]

Bright vibrant illustrations accompanied with a lovely narrative that made my daughter squeal in joy. Though I had a bit of trouble explaining the different nuances of the sounds that the animals make, it was worth it as my LO loved the humour-laced book. Not all books need to be crammed with 'new things to learn'.Pick it up just for fun!

Highly recommended!

[C Exley Books (Cassandra)]

I just read this with my four and a half year old son and my two year old daughter.

The illustrations are awesome. The baby lion needs to take a nap so father lion threatens all of the animals in the jungle by telling them that he will eat whoever wakes up his son.

All questions answered by my son (Nicholas).

Do you like this book?
Yes

What's your favourite part of the book?
When the daddy lion said Quiet

What do you think of the cover?
I like it

Do you want me to read it again?
Yes

[Casandria]

An older book, but still a great pick for story time. You can have the kids do the animal noises as you go!
Jungle
Quiet

[Aysha]

This book tells the story of a baby lion who is trying to take a nap, the father lion threatens to eat the other animals in the kingdom if they wake the cub. This books is great for children in Nursery as it it is a short and easy read. There is repetition in words which is great for children to familiarise and the illustrations are bright and colourful to captivate them. There is lots of opportunity for speech so the reader is able to change their tone for different animals talking - making reading more fun and engaging for younger children. The story mentions lots of different wild animals that can be found in the animal kingdom which is perfect to expand children's vocabulary and their understanding of the world.

[Story]

(WARNING! This review may be a small bit biased due to nostalgia) I absolutely love this book!!! My grandmother used to read it to me before bed when I was younger and I loved it then too! For starters the art is great, so colorful and bright, not to mention detailed. The story is adorable and all though it's a little bit repetitive and predictable I don't find it anoyying. I highly recommend. It will always have a special place in my heart❤️

[Alaina Kissinger]

This is the perfect book to use for an especially noisy bunch of early elementary students. From the stunning artwork to the fantastic dialogue that takes place between the animals, this book is a great read that should be read in all classrooms. I look forward to using this book when I have a group of students that need to be QUIET!

[Jennifer]

A fun story with bright, vivid illustrations of a lion family in a really loud jungle. When it's time for Baby Lion's nap, Daddy Lion tells everyone to be "Quiet!" and if they wake up the baby he will eat them. A bit silly, but kids will enjoy making the jungle sounds and laugh at the animal antics.

[Carmel]

A funny picture book with CD that tells about unexpected noisemaker rumbles onto the scene. Mama and Papa Lion does not wake Baby Leo until from his nap... but something unexpected makes a loud noise!

[Paul]

Some nice illustrations, but this doesn’t save a poorly written story. All the while Bright and Parker-Rees seem to be preparing for a moral, yet it never comes.

[Rachel Hinds]

Lovely book about noises in the jungle. Good book to explore sounds and animals. Also good for children involvement.

[Little Seesaw]

The father lion is making sure everyone in the jungle is quiet while his little cub takes a nap.

[Addie]

Kinda cute. 14 month old not super into it

[Sylvia]

I just love the story, the humor and the illustrations. A perfect story to read aloud to kids.

[Poppy Thorpe]

A funny book which Nathan and I can definitely relate to, in terms of people being quiet around a sleeping baby, and hunger too!

[Jeani]

This is pretty darn cute!

[Christina]

Young students would enjoy this book because the main characters are animals. I would most likely read this book to kindergarteners at the beginning of the year to stress the importance of staying quiet while others are working. Doing school work is comparable to taking a nap in the story because it's best done when there is little noise and commotion. I would also that keeping a peaceful environment goes both ways, meaning that if students want others to be quiet and respectful, they also have to be as well. The students may also find the actions of the animals humorous.

[Alicia]

The baby lion needs to take a nap so father lion threatens all of the animals in the jungle by telling them that he will eat whoever wakes up his son. Therein lies a series of repetition: someone is loud, father lion threatens them, and he slowly gets hungrier. Kids will like the repetition but there isn't much else that really seemed appealing to me.

[Sarah Sammis]

It's supposed to be a humorous look at all those animals cowering, trying to keep their children quiet. But it's not. It's an anthropomorphic rendering of male privilege, domestic violence, and the systematic subjugation of minorities.

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[jacky]

This was read at the preschooler story time today at the library. It showcases the noises of several jungle animals as the mother lion worries the noise will wake her cub. In the end, it is the growling of the father lion's stomach that wakes the cub.

[Elanna]

Preschool children love it. They repeat the key lines, laugh a lot and look at the pictures over and over again. A very well written book for children, no message, no morals, just a simple, interesting story and catching refrains.

[Katrina]

This is a fun little story about failing to follow your own rules.

[Rachel]

I did not see much of a purpose to this book. I had a hard time thinking of a reason for why I would read this book to students.

[Jasmin Love]

Curricular Connection: I would use this book as a behavior management tool in a kinder to first grade class. I would address the importance of quiet time when necessary.

[Jay]

Cute, though a touch anticlimactic.