A little shrew had wonderful news! He wanted to tell the whole world, but it was too noisy. 'I know the secret of Peace on Earth!' he said. Nobody heard him. Everyone was much too busy doing their own thing, creating their own noises, and not listening to anything. He wanted to say that if everyone in the whole world just sat still for a moment and listened, there would be Peace on Earth.
This is a hurly-burly of onomatopoeic words and energetic, rhythmic text, with illustrations that perfectly match both in their imaginative variety and detail.
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An eloquent and brilliantly executed plea for peace from this award-winning picture book team.
Author description
Jeanne Willis is one of our best-loved authors of children's books. She also writes for television and video companies. She has two young children. Tony Ross has been highly acclaimed and is in great demand as a children's book illustrator. His books are published all over the world. He lives in Cheshire.
