Too Much Noise by Ann McGovern Pictures by Simms Taback (1980s Large Softcover)

Too Much Noise by Ann McGovern Pictures by Simms Taback (1983 Large Softcover) • Author: Ann McGovern Scheiner (née Weinberge 1930 – 2015) • Illustrator: Simms Taback (1932– 2011) • Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. New York, NY U.S.A. 1967 Peter goes off to the village wise man to find out what he could do about his noisy house. It seemed like a simple enough problem at the beginning, but more and more complications set in-in the forms of a donkey, a sheep, and a cow, to name a few…. Ann McGovern Scheiner (née Weinberge 1930 – 2015) was an American writer of more than 55 children's books, selling over 30 million copies. She may be best known for her adaptation of Stone Soup, as well as Too Much Noise. Simms Taback (1932– 2011) was an American writer, graphic artist, and illustrator of more than 35 books. He won the 2000 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, and was a runner-up in 1998 for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. Interior is tight, clean and text is unmarked. Prior owner's names inside front cover and on ffep. • Size: 12mo – over 6¾” - 7¾” tall, 48pp. • Condition: Acceptable Softcovers. Copyright 1967. This Scholastic edition follows one by Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0-590-02435-3. No LCCN. Scholastic catalog TJ 1028. Print-line indicates these copies printed in 1980s.