Book Review: Night Noises

Children's Picture Book

ebook

Published October 31st 2016 by Crimson Cloak Publishing

ISBN

1681602016 (ISBN13: 9781681602011)

Goodreads Blurb: Sam is a young child who can't sleep, distracted by the many noises of the night. Each family member attempts to help him. Eventually, his Nan discovers the issue and sister Junie comes to the rescue with a solution that reassures Sam of how much he is safe and loved.This story will appeal to children who have concerns about being alone in the dark and those older ones that will be sleeping "away" for the first time. While written as a picture book this text is also accessible as an early reader.

My Thoughts: This is a very cute story and one that would be great for children to read. The writing is done well for early readers and young minds. I will say, that I would never be that patient with my own child though. haha! Maybe I should follow their example and be a little more understanding if my child calls five or six different times because they heard a noise or no noise. Ack! Yeap... no patience here. This was a fun story as Sam discovers all the different things that make noises as he's trying to sleep and what the consequences are when all the sounds are gone. His family works together to find a solution to get Sam to sleep through the night... finally.

Lisa Beere is an Ottawa writer creating in the areas of poetry, short stories, children’s literature and romance. Her poetry has appeared in Ottawa Poetry Magazine and Meat for Tea: The Valley Review. Her first screenplay became the film Cindy’s Gauntlet (2015). Her book Equal to The Challenge: An Anthology of Women’s WWII Stories was published in 2001 under the name Banister. She loves family time, fine dining, theatre, white water rafting and singing.