This children's book is excellent for ALL children and parents. The words are simple yet they keep you turning the pages to find out if this very quiet cricket will ever make a sound. The computer chip sound of the cricket at the end of the book is such a surprise, and will provide a familiar sound of the outdoors for any child. As always, Eric Carle's illustrations are of his hand cut and painted colourful collages that would amaze any reader and encourage a child to create their own collages.