"The mayor of the noisy city of La Paz institutes new laws forbidding all singing, but a brave little rooster decides he must sing, despite the progressively severe punishments he receives for continuing to crow. The silenced populace, invigorated by the rooster's bravery, ousts the tyrannical mayor and returns their city to its free and clamorous state"--

Hearing a strange noise as he settles in for bedtime, Owl looks everywhere, from the cupboard to beneath the floorboards, for the source of the noise before spotting a tiny, squeaky, mouse-shaped detail.

"In the shadow of Mount Hood, sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest, building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams. From out of nowhere, their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar. But the sound only gets worse ..."--

When the world was young, butterflies were so noisy that they did not see the beauty around them--until a great storm transformed and silenced them.

Relates three silly ducks' rather impolite visit to their Auntie Goose's house, introducing simple action and noise words.

Rhythmic sounds imitate trains, planes, and other busy transports that come and go.

Rosa loves to read when everything is quiet.

"Bruce visits the library for the first time and can’t believe it. His friends can’t believe how loud he is. Bruce quickly finds out that being excited doesn’t mean being extra noisy!"--

Different dogs make a variety of doggy sounds and the reader is encouraged to join in.

When Little Bear is frightened by the noises he hears while walking in the snowy woods, his friend Big Bear reassures him.