The Quiet Book and The Loud Book by Deborah Underwood

These books are so wonderful. I even thought The Quiet Book might win a Caldecott Honor award this year. Although it did not...it has received MANY starred reviews! The Quiet Book describes the many different types of quiet. The "first one awake quiet" shows a rabbit doing his morning stretches. In "Right before you yell, 'SURPRISE!' quiet," three animal friends crouch behind a couch. "Making a wish quiet" presents a porcupine sitting on a stool wearing a party hat. A bear and a rabbit playing tag with the waves at the beach symbolize, "Best friends don't need to talk quiet." I think these would be good to read at the beginning of the school year when discussing different types of quiet during a school day. They could also lead to a creative writing lesson...having the kids write and illustrate different types of quiet and loud that they are familiar with!

There are many kinds of quiet:

Quiet can be delicate.
Quiet can be thundering!
Quiet can be sweet,
and cozy,
and can most definitely help you fall asleep.

 BANG!
CRACKLE!
BOO!
Just like there are lots of quiets, there are also lots of louds:
Good louds (HOORAY!)
and bad louds (CRASH!)
And louds that make you feel like you are
the center of attention (BURP!).