Shhhhh!

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Summary

The story revolves around a sleeping baby whose peaceful rest is continually interrupted by various loud noises in the environment. Family members and household objects, including a sister, brother, dog, phone, radio, truck, train, and helicopter, each make distinct, disruptive sounds, prompting a plea for silence with the repeated warning, Baby is sleeping! Despite the attempts to maintain quiet, these sounds punctuate the narrative until the baby wakes up, at which point it humorously becomes just as noisy as everything around it. This narrative uses repetition and onomatopoeia to engage young readers, highlighting the ironic twist of a baby becoming the source of noise after being surrounded by it.

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Baby is sleeping.

DOOF DOOF DOOF

Shh, Sister! Baby is sleeping!

CLANG CLANG CLANG

Shh, Brother! Baby is sleeping!

WOOF WOOF WOOF

Shhh, dog! Baby is sleeping!

Beepity Beep! Beepity Beep!

Shhh, phone! Baby is sleeping!

TOOT TOOT
TEE TOOT!

Shhhh, radio! Baby is sleeping!

Brmmm Brmmm BRMMM!

Shhhhh, truck! Baby is sleeping!

Clickity Clack
Clickity Clack!

Shhhhhh, train! Baby is sleeping!

Ba dubba dubba dubba dubba!

Shhhhhhhhh, helicopter! Baby is sleeping!

Baby is awake!

DOOF
CLANG WOOF
BEEP
TOOT BRMMM
CLICKITY BADUBBA

Baby is noisy!

DOOF CLANG WOOF BEEP TOOT BRMMM CLICKITY BADUBBA

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Originally published by Book Dash under a Creative Commons Licensed BY 4.0. This book can be read for free on https://bookdash.org/books/shhhhh! and was created by: Robert Plummer (Editor), Sam Wilson (Writer), Anita van der Merwe (Designer), Alex Latimer (Illustrator)

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