Achoo! Bang! Crash!: The Noisy Alphabet Hardcover – August 19, 2003

Reading this book with preschoolers is a delight. They go back to it repeatedly and start to "read" it on their own. It is now out-of-print, but used books are available and we can hope it will be reprinted.

Ross MacDonald is actually a film prop designer that created the child's book in the film "Baby's Day Out"This book is a blast, it is like cartoons of 40's in style and humor. My 2 1/2 yr old can't get enough of it. (Have to read it at least 3 times every time before bed).5 Stars, 2 thumps up and the Perfect 10!!!!!!!

I teach Kindergarten music and my students absolutely love this book. It is a great way for young children to not only learn their letters, but to experience the sounds the letters make. Adults will enjoy the humor and the pictures just as much as the kids do.

Bought for my now 6-month old granddaughter. She really enjoys the sounds and joins in with her own.

Great for rambunctious kids!Let me say, first, that I really like this book, as do my young nieces. Those four stars weren't an accident.However, there are a few possible concerns.First, this book is, unsurprisingly, full of slapstick. Pianos falling on heads, kids sticking pins into their dads, men falling down the stairs, that sort of thing. Lots of comic violence. If this is not your thing, please check the book out at the library before buying it.In addition, there's some comic semi-nudity, notably the scene where a lion rips the entire back off a man's outfit. Pretty funny, nothing obscene, but, again, if this isn't your thing, read before you buy.Finally, in a book spanning, what, 32 pages? There's only one depiction of non-whites, on the N and O spread. Every other person in the book is white. Yeah, I understand that this is a retro-style book, like something you would've seen in the early part of the last century... but we're not living in the early part of the last century. We're living in the 21st century. It would have been trivial to add more non-white characters in this book. It's not a bad book because of this fact, it just could've been a better book because of this fact. Little disappointed there.But yes, all that aside, this is a good book, and I really recommend it.

My little boy loves this book and has loved it since he was a year and a half old. It combines great pictures that have lots of action with action words that really grab a kids attention and without any effort they learn their ABC's along with the words. For little boys especially I think they enjoy things more that come with a sound track and this fits the bill perfectly.

This is one of the greatest books I own. The wood type is printed in fun, explosive color and the illustrations are warm and hilarious. They make for a book that puts a smile on my face every time I look through it. I've given this book to a four-year-old niece and a grandmother in her seventies, and both of them adore it.

A fun book that has nastolgic illustrations--very cool. A silly, yet clever read. Artistic, a true craft with 19th century type-set once used for circus and Wanted posters. And hip. A great addition to your child's library. As an adult, you'll enjoy it.

The book didn't live up to what I hoped it would be.