Night Noises Quotes

“Who could be out on such a night? But Lily opens the door to a lovely surprise.... A delightfully suspenseful story.”

“But then she is suddenly woken up by a loud knock and a surprise party from all of her family because it is her birthday. Although she is in her nineties, she says that she feels like she is four and a half.”

“Lily Laceby is sleeping and there is so much noise going on that her dog hears but she doesn’t. She just continues sleeping.”

“The images were almost all of her and her (assumed to be passed on) husband, which I thought was a cute and meaningful addition to the story.”

“I really liked that while Lily Laceby was dreaming during the story, there were images on the side of the pages that showed what she was dreaming about, even though these dreams were never described via words. ”

″ One wild winter night she drifts off to sleep. As she dreams peacefully of bygone days, Butch Aggie stirs, hackles raised, hearing strange noises.”

″ When Lily finally wakes from her nap, she hears the noises coming from her front door. She soon opens the door to see her whole family surprising her for her ninetieth birthday.”

“As elderly Lily Laceby dozes by the fire, her dog, Butch Aggie, becomes alarmed by strange noises outside.”

“As elderly Lily Laceby dozes by the fire, her dog, Butch Aggie, becomes alarmed by strange noises outside. Finally awakened by Butch Aggie’s growls and ...”

“The ending, when all of Lily’s family, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and friends surprised her for her birthday was really heartwarming.”