A newly hatched cricket has a problem getting his wings to chirp. A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book. Annotation. A small cricket hatches "one warm day," and the other insects greet him. Though the little guy wants very much to respond, nothing happens when he rubs his wings together. Finally, as night...

Gerald, whose communication is in the form of clangs, toots, and blasts, distresses his parents and the kids at school.

Animals and the sounds they make are paired up in this colorful picture book.

Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books. These whimsical and hilarious books, featuring nontraditional texts and her famous animal characters, have been printed on thick board pages, and are sure to educate and entertain children of all ages. Cows, sheep, pigs, and other animals make all kinds of different sounds, some of which are...

A mouse wakes up with a squeak, and his noise sets off a chain reaction of animals waking each other up.

When Kitten can't seem to purr, she sets out to question the other animals about it.

All the farm animals are where they should be, clucking and mucking, mewing and cooing, except for the missing goose.

Describes the sounds different farm animals make. The question-and-answer story delights and encourages readers to mimic the familiar sounds of a cow, a donkey, a goose, and other animals heard around the farm.

Pleased with his success in riding a bike, Duck decides to drive the farm tractor, and invites all the other farm animals along for the ride--all the way to town.

This lively split-page-format book shows how animals say hello with different sounds.