A companion to The Quiet Book, this book begins with the premise that, “There are lots of louds,” and then it proceeds to list them, one illustrated on each page.  Examples include alarm clock loud, last slurp loud, and home run loud.  The illustrations are sweet, and serve to expand upon the simple text.  All students would find something in this book to relate to, and it could serve as a great discussion builder with young children, providing a launching pad for them to recall similar louds in their own experiences.  Aw heck, I was going to give it an R, but I think I’ll go ahead and bump it up to an R*.