Boom! Boom! Boom!

by Jamie A. Swenson, David Walker (Illustrator)

Overview

FLASH! CRASH! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
One rainy night, in the midst of a storm,
A brave little boy is cozy and warm.
He's all snuggled up, safe in his room—
When "ARROOO" howls dog, "is there room?"
Of course there's room—and all is well—
Until . . .
FLASH! CRASH! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
What happens when too many friends start to squish in?
That's when the fun is sure to begin!

Even the youngest of readers are invited to count along as each of the family pets seeks refuge from the thunder and lightning in this lively and adorable picture book about bedtime, fears, and friendship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466839663
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	05/28/2013
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	22 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	2 - 6 Years

About the Author

Jamie A. Swenson received an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University. She works as an associate librarian and early literacy storyteller. Jamie lives in Wisconsin with her family.
David Walker has illustrated many books for children, including Victoria Adler's Baby, Come Away and Ann Whitford Paul's Little Monkey Says Good Night and If Animals Kissed Good Night. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Editorial Reviews

“A good . . . good-night picture book.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Told in rhyme and including thunderous sound effects, this would be a reassuring bedtime story on a dark and stormy night.” —Booklist

From the Publisher

A nighttime thunderstorm results in a crowded bed when a little boy welcomes his pets to snuggle up with him and his teddy bear in this cumulative, rhyming story that is reminiscent of The Napping House but falters a bit in its pacing. As the storm begins, the boy is reading his book when his dog jumps into bed for some comfort as the thunder booms outside. Then a kitten, a guinea pig, a frog, a parrot and even a snake cram themselves into the boy's tiny bed. There's clearly no room when the boy's sister demands to clamber in as well, and despite her brother's protestations, she "jump[s] in with elbows flying," and the bed breaks. In a rather abrupt ending, the other characters all disperse without notice, and the boy snuggles into his broken bed with only his teddy bear and book as the moon and stars shine in a clear night's sky outside of the window. The quickness of the page turn from the bed breaking to this resolution throws off the pacing of the story, and the curious absence of any parents or other adult caregivers in the story may give some children who are familiar with fears about thunderstorms pause, despite the sweet softness and gentle palette of the illustrations. A good but not great good-night picture book. (Picture book. 2-6)

Kirkus Reviews