Noisy Nora

by Rosemary Wells

Other authorsRosemary Wells (Illustrator)

Paperback, 1973

Status

Available

Call number

J2H.157

Publication

Scholastic Inc.

Description

Feeling neglected, Nora makes more and more noise to attract her parents' attention.

Description

It's tough being the middle mouse. No one's paying any attention to Nora, so she decides to do something her family can't ignore: make noise. Nora slams windows, bangs doors, and upsets furniture, to no avail. It's not until she crashes out the door--and the house goes strangely silent--that her family realizes: a noisy Nora is much better than no Nora at all."A wonderful story." --Booklist

Collection

Juvenile

Barcode

2647

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

38 p.; 7 inches

ISBN

0590442767 / 9780590442763

User reviews

LibraryThing member Librarylili

Nora always has to wait. Baby brother Jack needs constant care. Older sister Kate gets to do all the fun things. Parents have no time to pay attention to her. Nora can’t stand for it and engages in a series of noisy. In the end, she runs away to a closet, causing her family to come looking for

her.

Children who have siblings will like the story and the lovely pictures of the mice family. For parents, we should realize Nora’s situation and pay more attention to a middle child. Meanwhile, we should tell children that Nora’s behaviour isn’t a positive way to attract parents’ attention and discuss with them what a good behaviour is.

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LibraryThing member AnnaLovesBooks

ISBN 0803718357 - It's been a while since I've reviewed a kids' book that needed a note for certain parents with certain child-raising ideas. If you're one of them, you'll want to pass up this book - Nora's sister calls her "dumb" twice and Nora's behavior is... well, bad. If, however, you're able

to overlook that, or just don't care about it, and want to get your child into books, this is one that I guarantee they'll love to have read to them.

Nora's parents are spending all of their time with Jack, the baby, and their sister Kate. Nora feels neglected and makes noise, hoping to get their attention, but all she gets is shushed. She finally does get it - by announcing that she's leaving! They worry and look for her until she reappears again, quite noisily.

Other than the "dumb" comments, some parents might find Nora's behavior bad enough to keep them from getting this book for their child. She slams the door, knocks over the lamp and flies a kite in the house. Personally, she's a mouse, I never expected my child to take his behavioral cues from rodents and he didn't; if you think yours might, then you need to find another book.

Those exceptions out of the way, I think this book is adorable. If, at first glance, you think Nora resembles Max, she should - they have the same mother. Author and illustrator Rosemary Wells, mom of Max and Ruby and Nora, seems to understand what will work for children and laughing, something Nora will make them do, is a surefire way to get them to come back again and again. The illustrations are great, Nora is just hilarious in her frustrated efforts to get attention and there's the chance for a parent to talk to their own child about the RIGHT way to get attention - once everyone's stopped laughing at Nora. Parents with a new baby in the house might find that aspect particularly appealing because a new baby's arrival is certainly a time when an older sibling might feel ignored.

- AnnaLovesBooks

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LibraryThing member alprince

"Noisy Nora" is a simple but realistic story of a mouse named Nora. Nora is the middle mouse who has an older sister and a younger brother. Her other siblings get most of the attention while Nora is told she must wait. To try and get the attention she is hoping for, Nora tries to make lots of

noise. She slams things down and flies kites down the stairs and many other things just to get her parents attention. No noise that Nora makes grabs her parents and they continue to tell her that she must wait. Nora thinks she has a great idea to just leave her home and never come back. The parents then realize that Nora is gone simply because there is not any noise going on in the house. The family looks everywhere for Nora and they cannot find her anywhere. Nora then falls out of a closet and the parents realize that the Nora who makes so much noise is better than not having a Nora at all. This book is really good because often times children feel like they get pushed to the side when they get new siblings.
I would read this book to a child in kindergarten or first grade.

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LibraryThing member bcbias

This is a good book to give to a child that might be feeling ignored at home. Nora is the middle child and she feels like she never gets attention from her family. So to get attention, she makes all kinds of noise. Nothing works and her parents keep telling her to wait. Nora decides to just leave

her house and never come back. Her parents notice she is gone because they don't hear anything anymore. The family searches for her and finds her in a closet.

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LibraryThing member amguess

This is a book about Nora who is feeling neglected by her busy parents and she begins doing things to try and attract attention to herself and she goes away and hides and when her parents start to worry and look for her she bursts out of a closet. This is a good book for children to help you read

because it has the phrase "Nora! Why are you so dumb?," repeated a lot.

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LibraryThing member dbhutch

This book is about Nora. Nora wanted to do things and her mother and father were to busy , so she made noise got yelled at and then left and came back with a crash

LibraryThing member chelsiking

This is a great book for any child that may feel rejected or neglected by their other siblings & their parents paying more attention to their siblings than them. Nora gets into all kinds of trouble, but only to get the attention she thinks she deserves.

LibraryThing member dangerlibearian

Noisy Nora gets no attention from her parents, the older and littler child get all their time. She gets super noisy with bangs and crashes to get their attention but to no avail. Then she runs away and they miss her noise. She greets them with a monumental crash.

LibraryThing member racheich

This is a book about Nora who is jealous of her siblings because they are getting all the attention from her parents so she starts to act up by spilling things and then acts like she is running away. When her family realizes she is missing, she comes back inside the house.

LibraryThing member frances2791

I love rhyming books but this one as many in this genre does not live up to expectation. Proving once again that creating a really good rhyming book is much harder than people perceive.

LibraryThing member kowasuza

Nora is the middle of three siblings and she feels like she is being ignored by her parents. She decides to make some noise to get some attention, but all she manages to do is get in trouble with her parents. So Nora announces that she is leaving and her family finally realizes that Nora is

missing. They all try to find her and Nora reappears. Children will recognize the frustration that Nora feels and understand why she makes noise to get attention. Colorful illustrations of a family of mice and their cozy family life will enchant children aged 3-6.

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LibraryThing member kimbykunishige

Noisy Nora is a fun book with a lot of rhyming and an easy pattern that students can expect. Students could act out some of the text from the book

LibraryThing member JillSmith23

This is a very relatable book for children who have siblings and sometimes feel left out, or that they are not getting enough attention. This book shows in the end how much Nora's family does care for her and that could make the child who is reading this book feel really good. This book also uses a

lot of rhyme which will keep a child's interest in this book.

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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26

"Jack had dinner early, Father played with Kate, Jack needed burping, so Nora had to wait. First she banged the window, Then she slammed the door, Then she dropped her sister's marbles on the kitchen floor." And so begins this amusing tale, told with a rollicking rhythm and rhyme, of a middle child

who begins to feel a bit neglected, as her mother concentrates on her baby brother, and her father on her older sister, and who decides that the best way to get attention is to make a lot of noise. Nothing she does seems to work, however, until 'Noisy Nora' decides to try something a little different: silence...

Originally published in 1973, with simple artwork in two or three colors, and then reprinted in this 1997 edition, with new, all-color illustrations, Noisy Nora is an immensely engaging, thoroughly readable picture-book, one that would make a fabulous story-hour selection! Middle children will identify with Nora's feeling of neglect - as will most children, really - and sympathize with her determined efforts to gain attention. The ending, in which her family is revealed to be very aware of her after all, is both amusing and reassuring. Thanks, Miriam, for pointing me toward this one!

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LibraryThing member LinneaWarner

Noisy Nora is about the middle child who tries to gain the attention of her parents by making a lot of noise. I enjoyed this book because it had humor in it. I would recommend this book for grades K-2.

LibraryThing member PatrickRiegert

This book is about the struggle of a middle child to get the attention of her parents. This book really has an interesting message to it, which makes it intriguing. I would recommend this book for grades K-2.

LibraryThing member yarb

Decent rhyme about middle sibling jealousy. Better than average for its sense of humour and lack of a sappy moral lesson.

LibraryThing member GaoeeXiong

this book is about a mouse who has a new baby sister and is starting to be forgotten in her family. Since she feels like her family doesn't care about her she makes all these noises and everyone tells her to be quiet until one day she decided to get out the house, but then returns to make her

noise. This book was good because I enjoyed reading the chorus and it was predictable. The grade level for this would be 2-3rd grade.

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LibraryThing member dylrmstd

Noisy Nora is about a young mouse that feels left out and wants more attention. I like this book because it shows that even if you are not getting a lot of attention at that moment that you are still loved by your parents and siblings and would use it in my classroom as a lesson on how to handle

our behaviors and not cause trouble. This book is suitable for 1st and 2nd grade.

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LibraryThing member ashley19738

This is a book about a girl named Nora and how she is always noisy. Her family always yells at her to be quiet and eventually she leaves. They miss her loud personality and they apologize when she comes back. Appropriate for grades K-3.

LibraryThing member stoppe3

Noisy Nora perfectly portrays what life is like as the middle child in a family. Nora's parents are constantly paying attention to her younger brother and older sister. In her eyes, they always ignore her. The only way she can get their attention is to make a lot of noise by slamming, banging,

dropping, and breaking things around the house. I like this book for a few reasons. First, the illustrations definitely enhance the story and engage the reader. Next, the language and writing is not overwhelming. There are only a few words per page which makes it easy for younger elementary grades to read and understand. Finally, the plot is enjoyable and can create great classroom discussions about how it feels to be the middle child, etc. The "big idea" of this book is that even if Nora's parents pay attention to her younger and older siblings, does not mean they will not pay attention to her and it does not mean they do not love her! Making noise and breaking things is not a good way to get attention. This is a great book to read with young students that have younger siblings, because it teaches them that even though their siblings may require more attention, it does not mean their parents forgot about them! I think this book would be great to read with students that already have younger siblings, or that will have younger siblings in the future.

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LibraryThing member bblender

Noisy Nora is about a little girl who happens to be the middle child in her family. Her sister is older and "cooler" than her, and she has a baby brother who soaks up all of her parents attention. To try to gain back her parents attention, and not be forgotten about, Nora gets into all kinds of

trouble and makes all kinds of noise to make people look at her. She knocks things over, she breaks things, and each time her sister yells at her and her mother discusses how that is disturbing her baby brother. So, Nora decides that it is time for her to leave, because clearly no one is interested in her. Nora leaves her home and goes away for a short time. With all of the quiet in the house, her sister begins to wonder where she could be, and her parents start to worry. They look everywhere for her, but she's no where to be found...until Nora pops through the front door and surprises them! Everyone is happy that Nora is home, even though she can be quite noisy.

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LibraryThing member corzel1

Being a middle child I found Noisy Nora perfectly portrayed what life is like as the middle child in a family. This story was lighthearted and easy to laugh at. The first thing that I liked about this story was that the author only wrote one sentence per page. I found this to be great for new

readers, so the number of words does not overwhelm them and also it is easy to follow the words with a finger or pointer. The second thing I liked about this story was how well the pictures connected to each sentence. This is great for new readers, if they do not understand a word to look at the picture and make a connection. The illustrations definitely enhance the story and engage the reader. Finally, the plot is enjoyable and can guide great classroom discussions about how it feels to be the middle child, or even if the students have done some of the noisy things Nora did throughout the story. The "big idea" of this book is that even if Nora's parents pay attention to her younger and older siblings, it does not mean they do not love her! I also liked that the story emphasized that making noise and breaking things is not a good way to get attention.

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LibraryThing member kfrey4

I thought this book was great. It is the perfect book for middle siblings, which was the main idea of the story. Nora was feeling neglected from her parents. Her older sister was always with their dad and her baby brother was always with her mom. Therefore Nora would always end up making noise and

a mess to get their attention. The illustrations were one of my favorite aspects of the story. The climax of the story is when Nora decides to run away from home. The illustrator shows us Nora walking out of the door. To my surprise as the reader; the door had led to a closet instead of outside. This use of illustration was a great way to trick the reader. I also really like the message this book sends about middle children. This gives you the perspective of how a middle sibling may or may not feel from time to time. I found it to be very realistic when it comes to this in real families. I really loved this book and plan on sharing it to everyone I know. Especially my friends with multiple children!

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LibraryThing member KRW15

Noisy Nora is about a little girl who is the middle child. This story can be used to teach lessons about how to treat others. This is a book that is best for 1st grade and up

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