The Very Quiet Cricket : Hardback : Penguin Putnam Inc : 9780399218859 : 0399218858 : 01 Dec 1990 : \"The simple, repeating story of a young cricket weho tries to say hello to the locust, worm, etc. who greet him. He cannot make a sound until the day he meets a very quiet girl cricket. Classic Carle illustrations on heavy stock make this ideal for younger readers. The chirper that sounds when the last page is opened makes an accurate cricket sound\".--Children\'s Book Review Service. Full color.