Noodlehead Nightmares

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: September 16, 2016

Review

Mac and Mac are brothers and they are noodleheads. I mean, actual noodleheads. Their heads are shaped like noodles like one would use for mac and cheese and they are hollow. Nothing but open space in there. Being noodleheads, they get into lots of trouble. They are, shall we say, lacking in the brains department. There are three adventures in this book. In one, they are trying to figure out how to never have to make their beds again. In another, they are vying with a friend named Meatball to try to get an entire apple pie to themselves and in the third, Mac is missing his pillow and his nightmares are out of control as he is trying to get comfortable. All of these stories come from folklore themes originating in different countries. Theodor Seuss Geisel Award honoree Tedd Arnold of FlyGuy fame illustrates this offering in hilarious beginner reader comic book style. He collaborated with storytellers Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss and created something wonderful. This will surely tempt any reluctant reader.

Overall Book Score: very good