The little woman lives in the city, and she loves it — the clanging and thumping and whooshing and banging are the sounds of home. Then someone gives her a farm. The farm is nearly perfect, except for one thing: it is too quiet. So she buys a cow, and a dog, and a cat, and a duck, and a rooster, and a pig — and the farm gets noisier. But still not noisy enough. Then one day, driving down the road, she finds the noisiest creature of all —— BOYS. She takes the two noisiest ones home with her, and at last the little woman has peace of mind. First published in 1943, it's a raucous, irresistable read aloud.