The biggest thing to happen to Skary, Indiana, is renowned horror novelist Wolfe Boone, "Boo", as the locals fondly call him.
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"Noises give babies practice in listening to the sounds of our spoken language—this is a great animal noise book!Early Literacy Skills:Phonological AwarenessPrint MotivationVocabulary "
— Tdavis (4 out of 5 stars)
" This book was.... AWESOME! Love Rene's writing style... I have already started reading the second book... "Boo Who"... Hope it's as good as the first... "
— Ynda, 2/20/2014" Really great read, very easy and a great message. "
— MiMi, 2/11/2014" Funny and appealing as an easy read inspirational fiction book. "
— Kristen, 2/8/2014" This book makes me think of what it would be like to live life outloud. It was really good and I wish I'd had jury duty longer so I could have finished it more quickly. "
— Jenny, 2/1/2014" Light, fun read for October. I enjoyed that it was Christian fiction that didn't drag on the end but he got saved in the beginning and the book was about love and small town life. "
— Elizabeth, 1/31/2014" Love this series..Funny. I had laugh out loud moments that disturbed my sleeping husband. Yes, I read in bed. "
— Glenda, 1/31/2014" one of the dullest books i have ever read. awful in its predictability i could have given you a play by play without even reading it "
— Melissa, 1/18/2014" I rarely enjoy Christian fiction, but Rene Gutteridge is amazing at it. I also rarely enjoy romances, but Miss Gutteridge is amazing at that too. I love the characters, love the plot, and love the ending. "
— Dexter/Persy, 1/10/2014" I love the whole Boo series but this one is my favorite of them all. It's been some time since I've read them, so I need to again! Just trust me when I say, you will be cracking up while reading this. I laughed so much I cried! "
— Christy, 1/4/2014" I normally don't read Christian fiction but I really liked this book. I'm excited to start the next one! :) "
— Steph, 12/21/2013" Cute, humorous book. Definitely a light read. "
— Carrie, 12/8/2013" A Christian romance. It was just okay, but I'm not a big romance reader. I picked it up because I liked the cover. A co-worker liked it a lot. Didn't like it well enough to read the next book. "
— Peggy, 11/2/2013" Talk about a quirky cast of characters and some find out how to change while others are stuck on neutral. What I enjoyed most about this (aside from that last twist) was how a horror novelist is shown to have more depth in his being than everyone perceived at all. "
— Jason, 10/16/2013" I loved this book! It was adorable and the characters were so creative! "
— Christine, 9/11/2013" Um, although I appreciate my mom's friend sending me this book, and it did pass the time. It was just not for me. This may have been my first and last foray into Christian fiction. "
— Erin, 2/5/2013" It's hard to find a book that you are luaghing out loud when your reading it but this was one of them! just the small town feel of everyone in your business was just great and left me turning the pages wondering what else could posibly go wrong! "
— Becky, 1/17/2013" This was a fun book to read. Many times, I just picked it up while waiting in line, or at a light, Yes I know, but I just waned to see what else would happen. It is sort of like a sitcom. "
— Sandy, 1/15/2013" First read date: September 18th, 2009 "
— Collin, 12/19/2012" This was a fun book about a typical small town, where everyone knows everything about everyone. Throw in an old biddy as the ring leader and you have the setting for BOO! It was a fun book to read and I liked it. "
— Judy, 11/17/2012" I normally would never have picked this up as I am not fond of supernatural, Halloweeny stuff. But a friend told me she loved it and so I read it. It was wonderful! I loved the characters who seemed so real to me. This one is a keeper as are the two others in the series. "
— Libby, 9/10/2012" This is a good story but it's a little on the light and fluffy side. Sometimes we need that. If you do, then I think you'll enjoy this one! "
— Stephanie, 8/14/2012" I loved this book, it has so many twist and turns not to mention good christen values. Its a quick read and has two more books in the series. Boo Who and Boo Hiss. "
— Darlene, 4/22/2012" Cute story, not what I was expecting for a 'skary' story. "
— Barb, 6/12/2011" A moving narrative that highlights the circle of life in understandable, free-market terms while placing a sunnier patina on the darker side of the meat and poultry industry. "
— Ed, 4/20/2011" Clearly my favorite author, Sandra's pictures of animals make it so easy for Mom and Dad to teach me animal sounds. Her books are goofy and fun, and have the power to completely distract me from anything unpleasant. "
— Sadie, 1/27/2011" This is one of our very, very favorites, and is one of two books that helped us learn so many animal noises. It was one of the first books we read interactively with Mommy, chiming in with all of the animal noises. The rhymes are so catchy; Mommy likes them as much as we do. "
— Alice, 1/14/2011" Another library book.<br/><br/>This was a fun story with lots of neat sounds. I <em>really</em> liked the pictures of the cow and sheep! Om Nom said all the animals noises again at the end, and I got to make my own noise, too! "
— Little, 9/7/2010" I love, love, love doing the animal sounds as I read this poem and it effectively mesmerized my children. I read it to my daughter about 75 times once while stuck in a horrible traffic jam and she enjoyed it every time. My youngest is 11 and I still know this by heart. "
— JoAnn, 4/13/2010" LOVE Sandra Boynton! She is a master of rhythm and rhyme! Darling illustrations and clever humor! Another one in my "board book" collection! The children love her too! "
— Jeannie, 4/23/2009" Maddie's favorite book, we have it memorized!! We could read this 20 times a day and she would still love it, she loves to hear the rhyme and loves when we emphasize the sounds of the barn animals. "
— Sarah, 3/5/2009" A cow says moo, a sheep says baa, three singing pigs say la la la... oh god I think I can recite this book from memory. It is cute though for a toddler and not so mind numbing as books for this age tend to be, "
— Alicia, 8/8/2008" This book has cute illustrations and introduces kids to animals and the sounds that they make. <br/>Sturdy and fun. "
— Samantha, 6/12/2008Rene Gutteridge is the author of over fifteen novels, including Listen, Possession, Misery Loves Company, the Storm series, the Boo series, the Occupational Hazards series, and the novelization of the movie The Ultimate Gift. She has a degree in mass communications with an emphasis in screenwriting and twenty years of experience writing, directing, and publishing comedy sketches. Gutteridge writes in both comedy and suspense genres. She and her husband have two children and live in Oklahoma.
Michael Taylor is a historian and coauthor, with Michael S. Kochin of An Independent Empire: Diplomacy & War in the Making of the United States.