{"product_id":"the-little-woman-wanted-noise-9781590177112","title":"The Little Woman Wanted Noise","description":"A lost classic from the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Ferdinand \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMr. Popper's Penguins\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCLANG! THUMP! WHOOSH! BANG! The big city is a noisy place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the little woman doesn't mind, the big city is her home. Then one day she is given a wonderful gift, a \"pleasant, peaceful farm\" in the country. The farm is nearly perfect--only with all the quiet, the little woman can't relax. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo she buys a cow, she buys a dog, a cat and a duck, a rooster, a pig. Now the farm is noisy indeed. Still, something's missing. She decides to return to the city for that one special thing she knows will make her farm feel just like home. And by the end of her tale the little woman is happy to find that even though she has no rest, she has peace of mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished only seven years after \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Ferdinand\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Woman Wanted Noise\u003c\/i\u003e shows Robert Lawson at the peak of his talent and contains some of the most stunning and innovative black-and-white drawings in all of American picture-book history. They are the joyous accompaniment to Val Teal's story, which reminds us that a life without a little chaos is no life at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590177112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 7.70w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014 pg. 17 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Val Teal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537427034293,"sku":"9781590177112","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1d265149-0c49-45e4-82ca-5d9030ea177c.jpg?v=1779169501","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-little-woman-wanted-noise-9781590177112","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}