Handa's Noisy Night Category:Brigitte Lahaie Wikimedia Commons. The latest instalment in Eileen Browne's acclaimed Handa series is a warm, funny story about night time fears featuring a cast of nocturnal animals and a Kenyan setting. When Handa has a sleepover with her friend Akeyo, the girls are allowed to spend the night in a little hut near the house. Theyre excited to be on their own, but as they get ready for bed, Handa feels more and more nervous. She keeps hearing things strange snorts, chitter chattering, a big thud. Akeyo says its only her noisy family, but on the opposite page, the reader sees the nocturnal animals who are really making the noise and while some of them are familiar, others are very peculiar looking indeed! With rich, night time illustrations, sound effects, and plenty of curious animals, Handas Noisy Night demands to be read aloud and sharedwhether in the classroom or tucked up in bed at home.