Say hello to the newest book from Daniel Pinkwater: “Mrs. Noodlekugel,” illustrated by Adam Stower. Here’s what the critics are saying:
- Stower’s illustrations have an old-fashioned sweetness, while Pinkwater, ever the effortless storyteller, adds just enough bite with his signature deadpan, loopy humor… Pinkwater works narrative magic within the grammatical confines of the early reader format—readers should find Mrs. Noodlekugel’s world delightful and instantly familiar, and look forward to future installments.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
- Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle meets Mary Poppins.
—Kirkus Reviews
- In novels and picture books we’ve seen Pinkwater in a variety of modes—absurd, satirical, anarchic, deadpan, funny-melancholy. In this offering, an early chapter book, we see yet another color in his palette: cozy… Stower’s pencil drawings perfectly echo the joyous insouciance of this benign—if surreal—backyard world.
—The Horn Book
Available from your local bookstore and fine Internet retailers!