A review by calamitymane
Noisy Night by Mac Barnett

5.0

This book is excellent is so many ways - rhyming, spelling, inclusivity. Yeah, I said it. There are multiple skin tones shown in the book, without reference to them (too often the book has to be about inclusivity to be inclusive). Even the “white” people have differing shades and I think that’s important for kids to see.

I found the rhyming scheme to be extremely clever in that it teaches how different spellings can sound the same. Important to learn at an early age to become good spellers.

I was more impressed with this book than I thought I’d be. It would be fun to see if the child reading the book (or with whom you’re reading the book) could guess what was happening on the floor above.

Highly recommended and going on the list for the grandkids!