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. Volume XXIII Number 11. . . .November 18, 2016
Examples of the sounds include: Cat = Meow! Every few pages, the animals interact with each other in an amusing scene (cue much hilarity at storytime!). The book culminates with a panoramic view illustrating the noises made by humans and our inventions, such as cars, bikes, an ice cream truck, and more.
Highly Recommended. Roxy Garstad is the Collections Librarian at MacEwan University in Edmonton, AB.
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What Noise Do I Make? is a charming and interactive picture book that illustrates nearly forty animals with speech bubbles denoting their (often surprising, always amusing) calls and noises. Starting with the all-familiar cat and dog, the book quickly delves into well-known animals spotted at a local zoo, such as an elephant, red panda, and zebra. Exotic creatures – the pangolin, tamarin, and cicada are some of the few atypical ones - are also depicted. 
The illustrations are drawn cartoon-style, with black outlines and brightly painted interiors, some coloured over the lines, adding a sense of hurried movement to the figures. Franz Marc-like colour choices are presented; imagine a teal and purple giraffe or a magenta and blue ostrich with legs and beak the shade of egg yolks. Its illustrations, unique content, and downright silliness present a refreshing take on the typical infant animal book. Simple, elegant, and fun, What Noise Do I Make? begs to be read aloud – just not in a quiet zone!