Mom is resting, and asks Nuni to keep quiet. Nuni does his best, but when he tries to remember what makes a “flick-flock” sound, he has to run some tests and make some noise. This humor-filled story offers a child’s perspective and ends in a heartwarming surprise.
Age Group: Preschool (3-5)
Book-Related Family Activities
Young children begin to develop emotional understanding and discover that others’ needs and feelings are different than theirs. Nuni is trying to be considerate of his mother’s need to sleep and avoid waking her up but is not too successful. Along with him, readers realize that, sometimes, even when you mean well, it is not easy to be considerate, and the main thing is that you tried.
“When my mom has already fallen asleep
and I want to tell her something,
I wake her up ever so quietly,
so as not to wake her”
(Yehuda Atlas in It’s Me, Keter Publishing)
סְרָטִים בְּעִקְבוֹת הַסִּפּוּר
Publishing:
עם עובד
Year of Distribution:
תשפ"ו 2025-2026
