What Can a Mess Make?

What Can a Mess Make? features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for ukulele music and the sounds of crafting!

In this adorable rhyming audiobook, two sisters spend their day playing at home and leaving joyful, cozy messes in their wake.

Kitchen clatter.
Milk and juice.
Syrup splatter.
Chocolate mousse.
Bowl of berries-
Red and blue.
A mess can make a meal for two.


From breakfast to bedtime, from pillow fort to pillow fight, these sisters make all kinds of messes.

Imaginative, playful, forgiving, delicious messes.

And their messes make a day full of possibilities.

With bouncy rhyming language, What Can A Mess Make? inspires listeners to embrace their imaginations, linger in the beautiful messes, and make some messes themselves.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

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What Can a Mess Make?

What Can a Mess Make? features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for ukulele music and the sounds of crafting!

In this adorable rhyming audiobook, two sisters spend their day playing at home and leaving joyful, cozy messes in their wake.

Kitchen clatter.
Milk and juice.
Syrup splatter.
Chocolate mousse.
Bowl of berries-
Red and blue.
A mess can make a meal for two.


From breakfast to bedtime, from pillow fort to pillow fight, these sisters make all kinds of messes.

Imaginative, playful, forgiving, delicious messes.

And their messes make a day full of possibilities.

With bouncy rhyming language, What Can A Mess Make? inspires listeners to embrace their imaginations, linger in the beautiful messes, and make some messes themselves.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

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What Can a Mess Make?

What Can a Mess Make?

by Bee Johnson

Narrated by Karissa Vacker

Unabridged — 3 minutes

What Can a Mess Make?

What Can a Mess Make?

by Bee Johnson

Narrated by Karissa Vacker

Unabridged — 3 minutes

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Overview

What Can a Mess Make? features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for ukulele music and the sounds of crafting!

In this adorable rhyming audiobook, two sisters spend their day playing at home and leaving joyful, cozy messes in their wake.

Kitchen clatter.
Milk and juice.
Syrup splatter.
Chocolate mousse.
Bowl of berries-
Red and blue.
A mess can make a meal for two.


From breakfast to bedtime, from pillow fort to pillow fight, these sisters make all kinds of messes.

Imaginative, playful, forgiving, delicious messes.

And their messes make a day full of possibilities.

With bouncy rhyming language, What Can A Mess Make? inspires listeners to embrace their imaginations, linger in the beautiful messes, and make some messes themselves.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.


Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

An NPR Best Book of 2024
A Bank Street Best Book of 2024
A BookRiot Best Book of the Month
An Indie Next List Pick


"This book doesn’t just capture the chaos of childhood–it throws a parade and celebrates it. Bouncing beautifully from the whirlwind of a messy kitchen to the cacophony of a makeshift band, Bee Johnson’s lovingly crafted masterpiece is a rollicking good time that will make you want to put all the screens away and make a mess (and a memorable day) of your own." –NPR Books

"Childhood is full of big ideas that begin with big messes. Johnson’s debut picture book as an author and illustrator celebrates these messes that help child imaginations grow . . . a realistic, joy-filled glimpse into the sisters’ day as they create mess after mess after mess." –BookRiot

★ "Just as life's lemons can be turned into lemonade, god-awful messes can make masterpieces. So demonstrates What Can a Mess Make?, Bee Johnson's expertly executed debut picture book in rhyme."" —Shelf Awareness, starred review

"Rhyming text and charmingly clutter-filled scenes capture both the ingredients and the fun that can come from making a mess. . . . A childhood scamper through simple pleasures of sibling fun." —School Library Journal

"The sisters’ love shines through as they work out new solutions in this house that looks like a place where creativity is valued. The illustrations include many details to expand on the spare, rhythmic text. . . . As these lively girls invite the reader to take part in their marvelous mess, who knows what they might make next?" —Booklist

Kirkus Reviews

2024-05-17
Two siblings make messes throughout the day, with sweet and fun results.

Berries and chocolate mousse are a delicious treat for the children, even as they leave syrup spills in their wake, while crumbs from an outdoor tea party become a feast for ants and squirrels. Repurposed boxes, tins, and a hose are transformed into musical instruments, and cushions and blankets turn into a classic pillow fort. Sometimes messes result in treasured items accidentally getting broken and the two siblings squabbling, but things—and bonds—can soon be mended or made into something new. Johnson’s rhyming text pairs with homey artwork depicting a rustic setting. As each scenario unfolds, the author/illustrator lists various objects—“magic markers. / Missing caps. / Glue and pom-poms”—before revealing the project the protagonists have been working on. The repetitive ebbing and flowing pattern of the words and the narrative establishes a calming tone that sets up the characters and readers alike for a well-earned bedtime, though the mess doesn’t end here: Time for a pillow fight! The eye-catching details in the artwork and the question of what each mess will evolve into keep the book as engaging as it is cozy. Characters present white.

An imaginative snapshot of daily life that elevates domestic messes into a soothing lullaby. (Picture book. 3-6)

2024 NPR Best Book of the Year, Long-listed

Product Details

BN ID: 2940159605948
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Publication date: 08/20/2024
Edition description: Unabridged
Age Range: Up to 4 Years
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