"This tender story of parental love is an excellent choice for one-on-one sharing, but groups will also relish making the animal sounds and chiming in on the repetitive phrases."-- School Library Journal "Their expressions, along with the letters flowing from each critter's mouth ('Awoooooooo! Awooooooo!'), make this story more funny than alarming . Lots of story-hour potential here."-- The Horn Book "This is a message of quiet voices drowning out a cacophony of sound. It is a cautionary tale advising us to listen to hushed and vulnerable voices."-- School Library Connection.