Sullivan Who Is Always Too Loud

A little boy with a VERY BIG VOICE, learns the perfect (and not so perfect) times to use it in Micol Ostow's uproarious picture book Sullivan, Who Is Always Too Loud, featuring brilliant illustrations by Brian Biggs. Sullivan is a little boy with a BIG VOICE. He tries to be quiet, but the words just bubble up, and he has to let them out. He wakes Ella-baby. Mama can't hear herself think. And Teacher can't hear the drums over Sullivan's crashing cymbals. He tries hard and eventually finds there are perfect times to be quiet, but more importantly perfect times to be LOUD. With energetic text and bright, bold illustrations from Brian Biggs, Sullivan is sure to bring a ton of joy (and a bit of noise) to story time.

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