Susan Margaret Chapman; illustrated byAbby Carter

ISBN-13: 9781602130265

32 pages 8 x 10
2010

Ms. Reade runs a lively media center. Every day the book returns thump, keyboards click, printers screech, pages rustle, DVDs blare, teachers chatter, children giggle and Adam asks a million questions. The town mayor loves libraries. "They're so peaceful and quiet," he thinks. But this well-meaning library lover has a surprise coming to him on the fateful day he visits Ms. Reade's bustling media center, and he can only draw one conclusion about the cacophony—"THERE'S TOO MUCH NOISE IN THE LIBRARY" In this charming twist on a classic folktale, the author reminds us all of the importance of the true spirit of the library—and all its joyful noise