A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound
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Book Overview
WHEN A YOUNG BOY wakes up in the middle of the night, an unfamiliar sound conjures frightening images in his mind. Children everywhere can now enjoy John Irving's story about nighttime uncertainties,A... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0385746806
ISBN13:9780385746809
Release Date:September 2004
Publisher:Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Length:40 Pages
Weight:1.07 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 11.1" x 10.2"
Age Range:4 years and up
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
wonderful book! bought it for myself, not a child.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
A child's view on things that go bump in the night. I love John Irving's adult novels. This children's book has beautiful illustrations, and the story is scary without being too scary to read to children.
Unique children's book (that adults would also enjoy)
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I really like John Irving's writing and have all of his books! This one sounded really interesting and I was curious whether it would work for both adults and children. I found that this book could entertain both adults and children and was written in a way that was at a child's level, but not talking down to them. It was realistic as well as creative and a unique style of writing for a children's book.
Brilliant.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
I don't know if Irving has any more children's books in him -- I certainly hope so. This one is an excellent first effort, and anyone familiar with his novel "A Widow for One Year" already knows the story. My three-year-old son sees and hears ghosts and monsters everywhere. He's not afraid of them; they're just there, part of his nighttime world. This book is right up his alley, full of spooky speculations about what might be, and even when the simple explanation comes out, why, that just might be scary too. This is far more interesting to my son than if everything had just been hunky-dory A-OK. In a moment this became his favorite book. I'm a huge Irving fan, and I'm delighted that I can now share his work with my sons before they turn 18.
Interesting
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This is an interesting book for children who have fears of the dark and night time noises. It offers comfort in reality rather than fantasy. While acknowledging the fears of the child, this book does not try to ease them. I initially did not like the book because it left me without a "good" feeling by it's end. I felt no resolution. But this is why I like it now. It is a story that illustrates the scary reality of the unknown without trying to give the reader answers. This book is real and it has a sense of humour too.
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