Lunde, Darrin. Who’s Making All That Noise? Erica J. Chen, Illus. Charlesbridge, 08/2025. [30]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-626-7. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL.
Kids love to make noise, which this title capitalizes on, by having the book’s audience guess what animal is making various noises, as well as the reader’s performance of the various sounds. Though the book is short in height (and length), each page’s real estate is well used with colorful digital illustrations, actions, and sounds. Seven groupings of animal sounds each use a double-page spread to introduce a noise and who is hearing it, before then using the next double-page spread to show which unexpected animal is making the sound. Fun to read aloud and to guess at what animal is coming up next.
Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library