Shhh!

I have read this to kindergarteners for years and was glad to find a copy for my grandchildren. One of their favorite books which they want to hear over and over.

Was my kids favorite book now its my grandchildren's favorite

I am a retired teacher…of 3-7 year olds and they loved this book.

I read this book to 4 year olds mostly and I had seen it read to other same age groups, where I first discovered it. I couldn't find it in Australia and Amazon came through for me.It can be too scary for 3 year olds and under.It is funny and well illustrated - sometimes that is all that is required.Highly recommended !!

This Lift-The-Flaps book was an absolute favorite for my kids when they were barely readers and "just new" readers. My middle daughter stole our worn copy to use at the pre-school where she works. I found a newer copy for her and one more for us.

This one absolutely DELIGHTED my young son BUT it scared the daylights out of his cousin...so I felt I needed to caution parents to be aware of your child's "fright level" before buying this book. Although nothing truly bad happens to anyone in this book, the main character is a very large and potentially frightening giant. Most children, including mine, loved the suspense of going "into" the giant's castle, tiptoeing past his giant mouse, cat, hen, etc...and finally arriving at the giant's bedroom, opening a flap and realizing that...the giant is awake!. My son squealed with glee at this part and begged me to read this story again and again. His cousin, however, had nightmares for days...so be aware of your child's sensitivities. For the right child, this can be a wonderful book.

This is a great story. This is the second year we have used this book in our preschool classroom and the children love it! Last year we used a copy of this book from a fellow teacher and this year we had to have our own copy. Would be great to use at home with little ones as well.

This book is so hard to find in hard back! As a preschool teacher, I read a lot of good literature to my classes. This is an awesome book, but you need to have it in hardback to use the full effect of this book's surprise ending.