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A gigantic noise makes its way around the world, knocking the stripes off a tiger, flattening mountains, and rallying all of humanity to respond. What could it be? An alien invasion? A meteor that crashed into a foghorn factory? A saxophone extremely out of tune? Where is the noise coming from? Both children and parents will relate to this funny tale of the boo-boo heard round the world in this English-language version of an award-winning book originally published in Portuguese. Filled with eye-catching pencil sketch, collage illustrations, Aaahh! draws readers into the mystery of the overwhelming sound--and its amusing origin. About the Publisher Tapioca Stories, a New York-based publishing house with Latin American soul, introduces young English readers to the finest Latin American children's books, originally written in Spanish and Portuguese.

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There could be plenty of different sources of an incredibly loud noise; children might be one of them. Guilherme Karsten's new picture book imagines the repercussions of one such scenario, with dazzling images that draw from contrasting influences and techniques. There is a method to the madness, as readers ultimately trace the chaos back to the beginning... an homage to classic children's book illustration...yet the book is far from imitative, with digital collage combining with drawings...Karsten's graphic arrangement of seemingly disparate images is a loud and colorful symphony, finally ending in a reassuring return to normal life. This book will reward multiple readings. --Emily Schneider, Imaginary Elevators

"""There could be plenty of different sources of an incredibly loud noise; children might be one of them. Guilherme Karsten's new picture book imagines the repercussions of one such scenario, with dazzling images that draw from contrasting influences and techniques. There is a method to the madness, as readers ultimately trace the chaos back to the beginning... an homage to classic children's book illustration...yet the book is far from imitative, with digital collage combining with drawings...Karsten's graphic arrangement of seemingly disparate images is a loud and colorful symphony, finally ending in a reassuring return to normal life. This book will reward multiple readings."" --Emily Schneider, Imaginary Elevators ""Aaahhh! gives young picture book readers a lesson in time, change, and transformation as it contrasts events, discoveries, and fun, ironic situations with what happens when everything changes, from perceptions to creatures. As the whimsical stories evolve to survey transitional ""aaahhh"" moments of change in human lives, too, young readers are given the rare opportunity to understand the nature of big and small events that change the world. Adults who choose Aaahhh! as a read-aloud will find its lessons thought-provoking and different.""--Midwest Book Review"

There could be plenty of different sources of an incredibly loud noise; children might be one of them. Guilherme Karsten's new picture book imagines the repercussions of one such scenario, with dazzling images that draw from contrasting influences and techniques. There is a method to the madness, as readers ultimately trace the chaos back to the beginning... an homage to classic children's book illustration...yet the book is far from imitative, with digital collage combining with drawings...Karsten's graphic arrangement of seemingly disparate images is a loud and colorful symphony, finally ending in a reassuring return to normal life. This book will reward multiple readings. --Emily Schneider, Imaginary Elevators Aaahhh! gives young picture book readers a lesson in time, change, and transformation as it contrasts events, discoveries, and fun, ironic situations with what happens when everything changes, from perceptions to creatures. As the whimsical stories evolve to survey transitional aaahhh moments of change in human lives, too, young readers are given the rare opportunity to understand the nature of big and small events that change the world. Adults who choose Aaahhh! as a read-aloud will find its lessons thought-provoking and different.--Midwest Book Review

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Guilherme lives in Blumenau, southern Brazil. In 2010, he won a national contest for new children's books illustrators and has been working with editorial illustrations since. His work is now published in 14 languages and some of his books have won international competitions including China and Bratislava.

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