Rumble Grumble . . . Hush

by Kate Banks, Simone Shin (Illustrator)

Where the Wild Things Are meets Chicka Chicka Boom Boom in this emotionally satisfying picture book tailor-made for reading aloud, which celebrates creativity and the power of imagination.

In a spare, lyrical text, young listeners and readers will follow a little boy through his day, from early morning till bedtime, and watch as what fills his active imagination becomes real. Toys grow to a tin monkey plays a real drum and fiddle-- rat-a-tat, toot! --a stuffed lion roars-- rumble, grumble --and a dump truck empties its load-- BANG! But when quiet time comes, and a hush settles over his bedroom, animals nap, and the boy becomes absorbed in other activities, like reading and drawing.

Here is an irresistible read-aloud by a picture-book master that captures all the joy of a child's play, and renders a boy's imagination real.

Praise for And If the Moon Could Talk by Kate
"With quiet phrases and luxurious color, Banks . . . evoke(s) a perfectly peaceful bedtime." -- Publishers Weekly

Praise for City Cat by Kate
"If you have to pack a suitcase, . . . make room in it for this book." -- The New York Times

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Animals, Fiction, Pre K, Juvenile

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2018

About the author

Kate Banks has written many books for children, among them Max’s Words, And If the Moon Could Talk, winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and The Night Worker, winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award. She grew up in Maine, where she and her two sisters and brother spent a lot of time outdoors, and where Banks developed an early love of reading. “I especially liked picture books,” she says, “and the way in which words and illustrations could create a whole new world in which sometimes real and other times magical and unexpected things could happen.” Banks attended Wellesley College and received her masters in history at Columbia University. She lived in Rome for eight years but now lives in the South of France with her husband and two sons, Peter Anton and Maximilian.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/katebanks

Reviews

[KC · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rhyming but boring text with brilliant illustrations.

[Ms.TPena Peña · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book tells it’s story with a great deal of help by the imaginative illustration by Simone Shin. It’s told in rhymes, and mostly in sounds. It’s can teach children about ‘quiet time’ in a fun way.

[Esutterlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quiet and noisy play are both good in a child's day -- at the right times.
This book notes appropriate activities for each. Notes transitions, and shows the positive aspects of quiet times as well

[Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book* · Rating 5 out of 5]

Banks, Kate Rumble Grumble Hush, illustrated by Simone Shim. PICTURE BOOK. Schwartz & Wade (Penguin), 2018. $18. 978110194095.

After an exciting morning of playtime with his favorite toy friends, its quiet time. After quiet time comes more play, before everyone is finally off to bed.

This summary does nothing to convey the beauty of this dreamy picture book. The simple rhyming lines work their broken patterns and are complimented by Shin’s illustration, peeking into the boy’s imagination. A great way to settle down for a nap or for bedtime.

Pre-K – ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2018...

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story follows a day in the life of a little boy, as he spends his day full of noisy activity and imaginative play, with some quite time introduced, until it's time to play again until the day is tuckered out.

[Tasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

The day starts with a few small noises until the little boy starts to play loudly with his imaginary friends. There is roaring, banging, rumbling and dumping. Then it’s time for a bit of quiet with breakfast and thinking until once again the rumbling and grumbling starts. More quiet comes, with a bag of quiet games, puzzles and art projects, books to read and a nap. Then noise is welcome again with balls and toys and blocks and trains. Dinner comes and goes and bedtime approaches with its own quiet. The way that noise and quiet are presented here is lovely, showing they both have places and special ways of playing that allow them to happen. Loud and quiet times are filled with play and imagination here and parental expectations are shown with lots of love and support. The illustrations are playful with friendly huge imaginary friends that fill the page, dark wood floors to sit on and play, bright walls to hang art on, and plenty of room for imaginations to fill. A warm and loving look at play and noise, this picture book is a gem. Appropriate for ages 2-4.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations of this picture book, created in acrylic paint and with digital media, are striking and filled with playful use of fonts and typefaces that encourage creativity. As morning comes, a little boy is filled with lots of energy, noise, and imagination. But his mother knows he also needs some down time and quietness in order to ponder questions that intrigue him. Clearly, this mother realizes that he has all sorts of needs, leading her to prepare a quiet bag with puzzles, paper, scissors, and a book for quieter playtime activities. After those and a quick nap, the boy is up and at them again, and he is stacking blocks, fling planes, and playing with balls. I loved the careful selection of words such as "whirring," "whistling," "clip-clop," and "clink and chink" (unpaged). It's pretty cool to see how the quietness and noise weave in and out through the book's pages. This one might work as a bedtime story or shared with youngsters who seem at a loss for what to do with themselves during those quieter points in time.

[Cade Schier · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book that helps capture the innocence of a child's imagination and the transitions from loud play time to hushed quiet time. The story follows a little boy who plays and acts with his toys and imagination, creating animals from these toys and moments to experience the fun with him. With its artistic and vibrant direction, you can make out exactly when the story shifts from play to quiet time--the lively and the serene.

I could use this in my future classroom to encourage imaginative play regardless of grade level, as it is imporant to use your imagination all throughout life. Furthermore, this could be a nice book to show how we could transition from play and active times to those quiet times when necessary.

[Jared White · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, the blurb makes comparisons to Where the Wild Things Are and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom but I did not think of either of those at all as I read the book.

The illustrations are lovely and the text is okay. I like how this book follows the rhythm of a child's day (loud and quiet, moving and still) and I love how the illustrations convey the imaginative play of the child interacting with their playthings. The illustrations do a good job of showing how stuffed animals and toys, in their child's eyes, can become something more (a small dragon becomes large, a monkey with a drum is imagined to be a "one-man band").

[Cornmaven · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a bedtime book best for parent/caregiver to read and linger on the pages. There is a lot of non-literal stuff going on, so little kids may not get it without a grownup pointing things out. The flow and "noise" of the book changes as the story progresses, and that can be illustrated with a change in voice level. Lots onomatopoeia throughout which will help with language acquisition and reading foundations.

[Serenity · Rating 3 out of 5]

*I received a free review copy of this book from the publisher through my district library services*

I can see this book having appeal to preschool age children. It walks you through the day of a little boy, through his loud and quiet times. It might also help if you're transitioning a child into having independent quiet times. There is a lot of imagination, and younger readers will probably enjoy finding all of the animals on each page, and talking about what the boy is doing.

[Rebecca Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really special book, though maybe a bit too wordy in places. The illustrations are enchanting and I love the hevay use of sound throughout the story. It could be used to make it interactive, but also broadens the age range. The story shows the contrast beteen "running-around" play and "quiet play" with a dollap of imagination.

[Jillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gets a whole extra star for introducing me to the concept of the "quiet bag:" A big bag/box full of puzzles and crayons and paper and other activities that are fun but not loud. I really love the idea of quiet time not having to be a nap (or even reading, because sometimes you're just too squirmy to read).
I loved the illustrations in this, too - the imaginary friends are excellent.

[Nancy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Such a fine start that fizzles into a slightly confusing overlong stretch of quiet times. I loved all the waking-up early-day noises, and so felt stung a bit by being told to HUSH. Ermph. I think the whole thing would have worked better without the "quiet bag." But mostly what's off is that I had to work too hard to figure things out. (And then gave up, alas.)

[Cameron Lazenberry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very ok. There's not really an obvious moral lesson and I'm not super impressed with the writing.

But the illustrations carry this book pretty heavily. They are much more creative and suggestive than the writing itself so still worth reading to children If you care to have fun explaining and making fun with the illustrations.

[Kelly]

A cute imagination book. I like that it is a day in the life of a child from waking up, play time, lunch time, quiet/nap time, more play time, and bed time. The illustrations are good, too, and show a variety of emotions on the child's face. Maybe preschool storytime.

[Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for a calming, bedtime book and to reinforce the idea of transition times (quiet/loud play, wake up and sleep time, etc.) with some well-done illustrations to make the boy's imaginative play 'come to life.'

[Debbie Tanner · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book shows the way a boy spends his day with both quiet and noisy play. It's a pretty subtle story-I had to read it twice to make sure I really got it. But it's nice and it would be a good story to compare reality and fantasy or to talk about quiet versus noisy play.

[Jukaschar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful children's book full of onomatopoeia and imagination. The pictures are beautiful and not too hectic even for smaller children. It's probably considered a bedtime book because it ends on a quiet note with the small protagonist himself going to bed, but my son enjoys it all day long.

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about a boy who goes through the day filled with the noisy joy of imaginary playing until he’s told to hush during the day. I would use this book as a read aloud and stop on certain pages and ask the children questions like “Why is the mother telling a boy to hush?”

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun is to be had during both quiet and noisy times. The gentle rhyming text great for putting to bed.
Bedtime

[Casandria · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book about imagination and sound! Begs to be read aloud :)

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent! Lovely rhyme scheme and pacing. Lovely pictures.

[H Freeman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute.

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting cutout illustrations and simple text explore imagination and play both quiet and loud.

[Christy Broderick⁷ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute night time story 🌝

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not quite sure I got the point of the book. This is a problem with me because if I don't get it, a child won't get it.

[Ember Air · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Dragon and Bear on the cover of this is what pulled me in. I love the idea of a "Quiet Time Box."

[Gail · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice book about the power of imagination.

[Mary Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

A day in the life of an imaginative little boy. Some noisy play, some imaginary friends, some quiet play, a nap, more noise, bed time. Some rhyme.