Thunderstorms, fireworks, barking dogs are just the beginning of the long list of loud things children encounter as they make their way through childhood and for some children these loud noises are really overwhelming. The authors explain that "an inability to interpret situations and thoughts about past negative experiences" can really be a problem for some children. The story offers some strategies that parents can use with their own children to get past these anxieties. Just as Lizzy finds that bird and cow and ram really are nice, our children can learn to accept thunder and lightning and things that go bump in the night. Ages 4-8 30 pages