One fall night, Peggy hears strange noises in her house and imagines an invasion of frightening creatures. However, the lively illustrations hint at more mundane sources for the sounds; ""bloop-bloop,"" for example, comes from a leaky faucet, not a goblin. At the climax of this amusing tale, Peggy discovers that trick-or-treaters, not monsters, are making the scary noises at her door. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

PreS-Gr. 1. From the Dutton Easy Reader series comes this "silly thriller with Peggy the Pig." Peggy is trying to take a nap, but strange noises awaken her. Are they from bony fingers making tapping noises on the window? She goes downstairs to read, but she thinks she hears a ghost. And what about the "Rumble! Rumble" when she hides out in the kitchen? Children who are paying close attention to the artwork will see that the eerie noises inside have a logical explanation: tree limbs, the radiator, the refrigerator. Then come worrisome noises from outdoors. To Peggy's relief, the werewolf and companions that she heard--and saw--outside are only trick-or-treaters. In some ways, this seems to be riding the coattails of the popular Amanda Pig books, but it still has its own appeal. New readers will enjoy having the opportunity to make lots of funny noises instead of just sounding out words. --Ilene Cooper Copyright 2005 Booklist

Lisa Thiesing introduces her third Silly Thriller with Peggy the Pig, A Dark and Noisy Night, just in time to soothe the willy nillies of Halloween. Peggy, alone in a house full of tap, tap, tap and creak, creak faces her fears and discovers her trick-or-treatin' pals at the door. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

K-Gr 2-Peggy the Pig tries not to get scared, but spooky noises get the better of her. First there is a tapping on her window, followed by a creaking on the stairs. And just as she calms down and is about to fall asleep, a white object in the window yowls. Poor Peggy is afraid, but she's brave enough to open the door when the bell rings, and lo and behold, she realizes that it is Halloween. Emerging readers will love reading sounds like "clunkity-clunk" and "creak" with expression and will enjoy the joke at the end. Amusing illustrations showing the fearful piglet with dark shadows looming add to the humor.-Anne Knickerbocker, formerly at Cedar Brook Elementary School, Houston, TX (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.