A baby in a stroller sleeps as the loud city noises (from ten horns beeping to two motorbikes roaring) surround it. That is, until a pesky chirp of one sparrow causes the baby to gleefully awake. The colorful illustrations throughout add a humorous, but accurate look at how the city beeps, toots, thumps and more. City and country children alike will enjoy counting backwards and learning about the hustle and bustle of city life.

Ice cream truck jing-a-linging Nine phones ringing, ten horns beeping In the stroller Baby's sleeping.

Will anything wake up that snoozing baby? Follow the red stroller through the cacophony of the city and find out! Rhythm, rhyme, and lots of noisy onomatopoeia from premier children's poet Marilyn Singer, coupled with chaotic, colorful art from an acclaimed European illustrator, make this a rowdy read-aloud, with plenty of things to find and count on every spread.

"Singer writes in infectious, rhyming poetry that scans smoothly ... which is echoed in the busy, densely populated, color-saturated scenes." Booklist, ALA

"Cheerfully over-stimulating—a bit like the city itself." Kirkus Reviews

"A love song to the city . . . In this vibrant, terrific picture book, Marilyn Singer and Carll Cneut summon a hip-hooray and ballyhoo all their own." New York Review of Books

"A good time for all." Time Magazine

This clever counting story would also be a good choice for group storytimes.
School Library Journal

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Imprint: Clarion Books
Distributor: Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication Date: 10-15-2007
Pages: 32
Measurements: 10.00in X 10.00in X 0.13in X 0.95lb