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About The Book
An ALA Notable Children's Book, 2026
A Bank Street Best Children's Book, 2026
A brand-new kind of interactive picture book invites you to make the sounds you see—and inspires endless fun.
This wordless picture book is meant to be read aLOUD!
Can you bang and boom,
caw and crash,
buzz and blub,
pitter-patter and pffffft?
Will you whoosh, yawn, moo or roar? It’s easy!
1. Open the book.
2. Make the sound that you see.
3. Giggle, turn the page, repeat.
With bold colors, zany illustrations, and no words at all, Buzz! Boom! Bang! inspires a whole new kind of reading experience.
A Bank Street Best Children's Book, 2026
A brand-new kind of interactive picture book invites you to make the sounds you see—and inspires endless fun.
This wordless picture book is meant to be read aLOUD!
Can you bang and boom,
caw and crash,
buzz and blub,
pitter-patter and pffffft?
Will you whoosh, yawn, moo or roar? It’s easy!
1. Open the book.
2. Make the sound that you see.
3. Giggle, turn the page, repeat.
With bold colors, zany illustrations, and no words at all, Buzz! Boom! Bang! inspires a whole new kind of reading experience.
About The Author
Benjamin Gottwald lives in Hamburg, Germany, where he works as an illustrator and animator, draws for a magazine, and builds characters out of wood. His first book, Buzz! Boom! Bang!, was an ALA Notable Children's Book (2026) and won the Hamburg Picture Book Prize and the German Youth Literature Award.
Product Details
- Publisher: NorthSouth Books (September 30, 2025)
- Length: 168 pages
- ISBN13: 9780735846036
- Grades: K and up
- Ages: 4 - 99
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Raves and Reviews
"Audible magic."
– Betsy Bird, Fuse #8, School Library Journal
"Bold shapes and vivid colors help set the stage for noises within the amusing, smart compositions."
– The Horn Book
"Recommended for most libraries—and no shushing allowed!"
– Booklist
"[A] joyous celebration of sound, movement, and imagination..."
– Children's Literature
"An eclectic, original book in which creativity is key."
– Kirkus Reviews
"The flexibility of the reading experience offered here will appeal to a wide variety of age groups and various levels of reading/language fluency."
– Youth Services Book Review, starred review
A lively and imaginative exploration of sound that will delight both children and caregivers.
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