Noisy Nora has lots of energy, like any young creature. When her parents do not give her attention, Nora accidentally makes messes around the house. She's not deliberately misbehaving; she's simply looking for things to do. "Why are you so dumb?" asks Nora's older sister. This is a misperception. Nora is simply discovering how the world works and makes messes as she learns. Nora so misses her family's attention that she gets angry enough to say she is running away from home. When Nora returns at the end of the story, her family is very happy to see her. This story has lovely rhyme that occurs across several pages.
When I look at Rosemary Wells website, the book I own (1973) isn't listed. A 2000 used publication of this story starts at $6.44 on Amazon. Before I create a lesson for a book, I check that there are many inexpensive used copies of it on Amazon. That doesn't seem to be the case here, so my apologies. I hope you come across this simple yet significant--and literally little--book at a library or yard sale.
