Noisy Nora

Noisy Nora is a 1973 children's picture book by Rosemary Wells about a mouse called Nora who likes to make lots of noise.

Noisy Nora
AuthorRosemary Wells
IllustratorRosemary Wells
Cover artistRosemary Wells
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's story, Picture book
PublisherDial Press
Publication date
1973
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)
Pages37 (unpaginated)
ISBN9780590758024
OCLC363613

Plot

An attention-starved mouse named Nora makes a lot of noise, which irritates her family. Nora declares she'll run away, then disappears. The house is so quiet that the family worries they've lost Nora, till they find her hiding in the broom cupboard.

Development and inspiration

Wells has said that she was an only child, as opposed to Nora who was the middle child of a big family.[1] Wells has called her books ""non-fiction"",[2] so that "Nora was my grade school best friend, Virginia O’Malley, who was a middle child".[2]

Publication history

Reception

A review in Kirkus Reviews of Noisy Nora wrote "Any child who has felt left out of the family schedule and affections can identify with Nora, ..".[3]

Noisy Nora has also been reviewed by School Library Journal,[4] Booklist,[5] and Horn Book Guides[6]

It is a School Library Journal Best of the Best book,[7] an American Library Association Notable Children's Book,[7] and a Choosing Books for Kids book.[7] A recording of the book is an ALA Notable Recording.[8]

Adaptions

In 1994 Weston Woods developed an animated story based on the book's illustrations, which was narrated by Mary Beth Hert.

In 2000, Nora was featured as one of the characters in the Timothy Goes to School animated TV series.

In 2010 it was produced by Newvideo and Scholastic and bundled with 4 other animated stories on a "Scholastic Storybook Treasures" DVD.[9]

References
  1. Jessica Leigh Lebos (November 12, 2014). "Savannah Children's Book Festival: Rosemary Wells". connectsavannah.com. Connect Savannah. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  2. Jenny Mcdonald. "Interview with Rosemary Wells". collaborativeclassroom.org. Collaborative Classroom. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. "Noisy Nora". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. April 1, 1973. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  4. Susand Garland. "Noisy Nora". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. Retrieved March 24, 2021. Vibrant colors and a larger format make the characters seem to jump out at readers. .. This is a Nora for the `90s!
  5. Stephanie Zvirin. "Noisy Nora". Booklist. American Library Association. Retrieved March 24, 2021. A wonderful story, no matter which version you have on your shelves.
  6. "Noisy Nora". Horn Book Guides. Media Source Inc. Retrieved March 24, 2021. While the art lacks the playful subtlety of the original's pen lines, it better reflects the text, with more action and figures that fill the pages.
  7. Diane D. Canavan. "Must-Read" Books for Elementary Students (PDF). Oklahoma State Department of Education. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  8. Awards list Retrieved on March 29, 2018.
  9. Scholastic Inc. (2002). "Scholastic Storybook Treasures Noisy Nora...and More Stories by Rosermary Wells DVD". Retrieved April 26, 2014.
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