Buzz! Boom! Bang!
A brand-new kind of interactive picture book invites you to make the sounds you see—and inspires endless fun.
This wordless picture book is meant to be read aLOUD!
Can you bang and boom,
caw and crash,
buzz and blub,
pitter-patter and pffffft?
Will you whoosh, yawn, moo or roar? It’s easy!
1. Open the book.
2. Make the sound that you see.
3. Giggle, turn the page, repeat.
With bold colors, zany illustrations, and no words at all, Buzz! Boom! Bang! inspires a whole new kind of reading experience.
The flexibility of the reading experience offered here will appeal to a wide variety of age groups and various levels of reading/language fluency.
⭐ Youth Services Book Review, starred review
This wordless picture book invites the reader to create a multitude of sound effects prompted by colorful, exuberant, cartoony artwork.
ALA Notable Children's Books committee
An eclectic, original book in which creativity is key.
Kirkus Reviews
Bold shapes and vivid colors help set the stage for noises within the amusing, smart compositions.
The Horn Book
[T]his attractive vocabulary builder will appeal to preschoolers, language learners, and creative writers searching for onomatopoetic inspiration. Recommended for most libraries—and no shushing allowed!
Booklist
Audible magic.
Betsy Bird, Fuse #8, School Library Journal
[A] joyous celebration of sound, movement, and imagination...
Children's Literature
Wow! This book has me buzzing! A super imaginative picture book all about the wonder of sound. The game is simple: turn the page, make the sound. Ok now, how would you write the sound? This book will have you laughing out loud with kids and grown ups alike. A great way to learn about onomatopoeia and have some noisy fun!
Tori, Wild Rumpus Books
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2026
- Let's Talk Picture Books, Favorite Picture Books of 2025
