Wells, Rosemary, 1998. Noisy Nora. London: Transworld Publishers.
"I'm leaving!” shouted Nora,
“And I'm never coming back!”
Nora is a middle-born mouse, trying to get some attention
from her busy parents. Despite the noise she makes and the antics she performs
Dad and mum are too preoccupied with her older sister and baby brother to
bother with her. So Nora decides to try another way of getting noticed. She
announces that she is going to run away. When things become too quiet round the
house, the parents’ antennae go up and they go in search of Nora, but to no
avail. Finally, Nora makes a noisy come-back, as she returns to the security of
her family. This picture book has terrific appeal in its pictures and words.
The personification of the mouse family is endearing and more surprising than
depicting humans. Illustrations are big and bright and children will love to
point out familiar domestic objects in the pictures. 8 to 10 simple words at
the bottom of each page help tell the story. The upbeat rhyming sentences make
it a pleasure to read and hear. Its universal theme – the need for attention,
is easy to identify with, and makes this heart-warming tale a treasure for
pre-schoolers as well as older children.
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