Noisy Nora (Picture Puffins)

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Summary: Wonderful to read or give...
Review: I read this a million and three times to my own two (and now grown) children and now have such fun giving it as a gift. This is the most fun to read over and over again, it's just tough to get tired of.

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Summary: I am shocked! Shocked!
Review: I will be a new father in a few days, and my wife had a copy of this book in the baby's room. I could not believe what this book seemed to be condoning: the acting out of an unattended to child. As the nature of Nora's actions escalated, I was fully expecting her to torch the house as a coup de grace.
In any case, I will not be reading this to my dear (but impressionable) daughter!

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Summary: I am shocked! Shocked!
Review: I will be a new father in a few days, and my wife had a copy of this book in the baby's room. I could not believe what this book seemed to be condoning: the acting out of an unattended to child. As the nature of Nora's actions escalated, I was fully expecting her to torch the house as a coup de grace.
In any case, I will not be reading this to my dear (but impressionable) daughter!

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Summary: Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells
Review: Noisy Nora is just as much fun to read today as it was when it first came out. I have been teaching second grade forever, and at one time, many years ago, a fellow teacher and myself wore out a filmstrip of Noisy Nora. Our students saw it over and over again. Recently, we used it as the take home book in a Book Bag program. Today's students love it as much as those almost 30 years ago!

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Summary: Not for my kids
Review: Rosemary Wells' book entitled Felix Feels Better is one of our family's new favorites. I went to the book store seeking out more of her books. I thumbed through this one and thought it looked really cute so I bought it. It wasn't until I got home that I read the phrase, "Nora!" said her sister, "Why are you so dumb?" repeated several times in the book. Name calling of any kind is not practiced in our house and I was disappointed to find this in the book. This is also not a book that my son's teacher would read in class for the same reason. I will be returning it to the book store. Very disappointing.

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Summary: Responding to the new father
Review: This book was one of my favorites as a child. For years, at least one aquaintance would get me this book for my birthday.

The message I remember from it was not that acting out will get you attention. Nora's parents yelled at her for the noise she made.

The message is that your parents love you no matter what, and are willing to forgive bad temper because of that love.

This is a good book for children. The message is lovely, and told in an amusing way.

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Summary: I couldn't wait to buy this!
Review: This was my favorite book as a small child, and I couldn't wait to buy it for my own children. The rhymes make it fun to read, and children really identify with Nora's predicament. The ending is perfect, too.

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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: This was one of my favorite books growing up. The rhymes are particularly appealing for young readers. I can still recite certain lines: "'I am leaving!' shouted Nora, 'And I am never coming back!' But no one heard anything except a tra la la from Jack." Wonderful stuff. And contrary to what the dad-to-be wrote, the message of this book is heartwarming. You don't have to be a middle child to appreciate Nora's predicament.