Quiet Loud: (A Playful Sounds Concept Book of Opposites for Babies and Toddlers)

Leslie Patricelli Board Books

by Leslie Patricelli

Sniffles are quiet, but sneezes are loud. Amiably illustrated in a bright, graphic style, Leslie Patricelli’s spirited board book, QUIET LOUD, stars an obliging, bald, and very expressive toddler who acts out each pair of opposites with comically dramatic effect.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Fiction, Humor, Kids, Spanish Literature

24 pages, Board Book

First published September 15, 2003

About the author

Leslie Patricelli is the American writer and illustrator of the best selling line of toddler books, starring her inimitable Baby character, including Potty, Toot, Yummy Yucky, Big Little, and Hair. She has more than 30 books for children, including her preschool books, Higher! Higher! (a Boston Globe Book Honor Award winner), Be Quiet, Mike!, Faster! Faster! and The Patterson Puppies and the Midnight Monster Party; as well as a middle-grade novel, The Rizzlerunk Club: Best Buds Under Frogs, published in 2018. Leslie Patricelli grew up in Issaquah, Washington close to Pine Lake. Leslie Patricelli majored in Communications at the University of Washington and took classes at the School of Visual Concepts in Seattle. Leslie Patricelli created and animated Rover the Dog for Windows XP help installed on more than 60 million computers worldwide.

Reviews

[Karina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spanish-- English edition

Warning!*** Do not read the loud parts to your 2+ child. They will imitate Naked Baby because he is such a little badger of a kid...

Naked baby does quiet things and very loud things in this book of opposites.

[Archit · Rating 4 out of 5]

With some adorable illustrations, Leslie Patricelli brings you one of the funniest board books. This one sketches the differences between loud and quite things.

It will appeal to the toddlers very much.

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun book with fantastic art!

[MissBecka Gee · Rating 3 out of 5]

"La hora de la siesta es silenciosa."
Pero, no cúando mi esposo hace ronquidos.
Pienso que niños y niñas hallarían divertido leer este libro.

Estoy trabajando en aprender a leer y escribir en español.
Any of my Spanish friends please help me with corrections. Also be brutal in correcting me going forward so I am learning properly.
Gracias!

[Philip · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read a bunch of Leslie Patricelli books. My kids love them - especially Yummy Yucky.

I read Quiet Loud for the first time a few seconds ago. Man... when my kids are loud, they're not only loud, but really screechy. My ears are ringing. Seriously. I already have tinnitus, and this book definitely did NOT help that, but it was a blast reading.

[Maureen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The board book is useful to help teach babies and toddlers the difference between quiet and loud. The book provides several examples of fun quiet and loud activities, animals, and places. The pictures are simple, go with the words on each page, and show a baby completing each quiet or loud activity. Each page contains one brief sentence with one page for a quiet activity and the facing page for a complimentary loud activity.

[Antonia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a really great book to introduce to young children in order to teach them inside-voice and outside-voice. The quiet sounds in this book could easily be transformed into inside talk. Also, it would be a great large group or transition activity. During large group you could use this book to get the children to get calm or excited. During transition you could use it to do the count down. You could use different voices and sound effects to keep their attention.

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I look through some of the children's books that are requested through the holds. This did a great job of comparing things that are quiet and loud except my library is not always that quiet.

[Tonia Holloway]

I would use this book, in conjugation with many other books, that talk about comparisons. This is a great book to have the kids join in with. I would stop frequently in the book, having the kids give example of other things that are loud, quiet, etc. I would read the story, giving kids roles, such as susan reading the loud line, bob reading the quiet line, ashley being reading/acting out the small line, etc.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice book contrasting quiet and loud things and activities. I imagine what you get out of it has a lot to do with what you put into it while reading: going from whispers to LOUD voices for optimum effect! Fun to read and cute pictures too, especially the thinking one. :) My only criticism is that we have a bird that falls on the loud side of the list... though he's still quieter than an airplane so I guess what the book says will work in our house.

[Laura (Book Scrounger) · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 2-year-old is in love with this series -- I think we've gotten each title out from the library multiple times. This seems to be her second favorite (after Binky). It contrasts quiet and loud things, both indoors and outdoors, that young preschoolers would be familiar with.

[Sharena]

This was a simple and easy read. I loved how it talked about what things are quiet and what things are loud. This would be a great book to read before having a class discussion about when it is appropriate to be loud or quiet.

[Kiera Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book! I would read this book to a
Toddler group or a young preschool age group. Great way to introduce opposites and new vocabulary!

[June · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the book and the examples and think it would be great for baby/toddler story time, but the size presents a problem.

[Kristi Brent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quiet LOUD is a cute book to read to little ones, specifically toddlers. It explains loud noises and and quiet places with fun pictures of a little baby. I think this would definitely hold the attention of little ones and during the story you could emphasize the quiet and loud places in quiet and loud voices.

[Kenneth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again the illustrations help explain how to be quiet and LOUD!! Must read if you are trying to teach inside voices.

[Sadia Mansoor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good comparison of all the opposites!
This is the book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn3es...

[Miss Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A simple toddler and up loud versus quiet comparison board book. Each two page spread features one quiet and one loud thing. Saw a lot of chances to act out the quiet and loud.

[FullyBooked · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this to my little brother and he loved it!

[Adri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Illustrations are bright and eye catching. The story keeps all three little ones engaged and giggling.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute, colorful illustrations and comparisons that are relevant to even the smallest kids. Maybe a bit long for Iris now, but I think this will be a favorite in the not-too-distant future.

[Tegan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this in a storytime at work. Very cute.

[Molly Cluff (Library!) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for talking about opposites in our baby or toddler storytimes!

[Savio Sebastian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book to show toddlers what's loud and soft and interact with them as you read the book. Hopefully this will help your child express their feelings better without bringing down the roof.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my 19-month old’s favorite books. He loves to repeat the loud noises including the dog barking, mom’s shoes click clacking, sneezing, and monkeys. We are still working on applying quiet voices.

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Felisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

CONCEPT

Patricelli, Leslie. Candlewick Press. Massachusetts. 2003.

Target Audience: Ages 0 - 3

I was drawn to the wide-open mouth of the baby on the front cover of this book and the lettering of Quiet and LOUD in regular vs. BOLD type. A good concept book for explaining opposites and maybe even teaching the concept of when it is okay to be quiet or loud. The colors and continuous use of the baby in the either/or situations of quiet and loud are fun and silly. I can see reading this individually or with a group and having a good time. I think some of the situations will be humorous even for the adult reader such as the last page pointing out a "plant" is quiet while a "burp" is loud. Adorable and fun to read!

[Monica Rodriguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Patricelli, Leslie. Quiet Loud (2003). This is a story about a toddler that discovers what is quiet and loud in his life. He discovered that his body could make a quiet and loud sound. He also uses items around the house to figure out figure out the difference between quiet and loud. He noticed that some animals are quieter than others. Throughout the story, he is inside his house but he goes outside he notices that snow is quiet and rainstorms are loud. This book can be a great tool to help very young children understand the difference between quiet and loud. The pictures in this book cover the entire page and the background of each page is a bright color, so it catches the reader’s eyes. Target audience: 1-3.

[Meghan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I saw this on someone else's book list and it brought back fabulous memories of reading this (and the others in the series) to the boys when they were little. The illustrations are simple but fabulous and use bright colors. The opposites used are different than what appears in most opposite books and they relate to kids's every day (mom's shoes are loud or mud pie is yucky). I am a bit bummed I can't grab mine off the shelf and make the boys read them with me right now as I passed them on to a cousin but I know she is getting just as much joy out of them as we did.

[Vicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used this fun book for Tiny Tots class. I used to different sets of magnetic letters, the smaller for the word quiet and the larger set for the word loud and put them on a magnetic board. I explained which words meant what to the group. As I read the book, I pointed to the word and the older children in this group seemed to grasp this concept. You could talk about oppposites or gather a supply of props that fall into this theme (there is actually a list at the back of the book)and reinforce the story by pulling out props and sorting them into a quiet or loud theme.