Handa's Noisy Night

Written and illustrated by Eileen Browne

Part of the Handa series

Strange nighttime sounds reveal unexpected visitors in a Kenyan sleepover.

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32 pages· ~440L

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During a sleepover at Akeyo's house in Kenya, Handa hears mysterious nighttime noises. Akeyo insists it's just her family, but could it be something else? As the night unfolds, a parade of nocturnal animals—pigs, foxes, and more—secretly visit, creating a humorous twist on nighttime fears. Young readers will delight in discovering the true source of the sounds, beautifully illustrated in vibrant colors. What will Handa and Akeyo uncover in the dark?

From the publisher

A cast of nocturnal creatures are the surprise stars in a funny tale about nighttime fears, set in southwest Kenya. The latest tale in the best-selling Handa series.

When Handa sleeps over at her friend Akeyo’s house, she hears lots of strange sounds in the night: snorts, chattering, rattling, squeaks, slurps, wails, a big thud. Akeyo says it’s just her family, laughing, talking, playing music, riding a bike, drinking their bedtime milk. Or maybe the baby crying. Or a door slamming. But is she right? Young readers will be happy to be in on the joke as a sequence of animals pay a visit on the facing pages: a pig, fox, porcupine, bat, pangolin, bush baby, owl, and woodpecker. Illustrated in luminous colors, Eileen Brown’s humorous take on things that go bump in the night includes endpapers picturing and naming all the nocturnal creatures.

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