Everybody Brings Noodles (Picture Books) [Library Binding]

Norah Dooley (Author), Peter J. Thornton (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Series: Picture Books

The block party was Carrie's idea, but when it arrives she can only think about two things: the talent show and the delicious noodle dishes from many countries that her neighbors are bringing.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4-In this successor to Everybody Serves Soup (Carolrhoda, 2000), Carrie organizes a Fourth of July block party in her neighborhood. As she goes from house to house making the final arrangements, she is delighted to learn that everyone is preparing some kind of pasta, her favorite food. Mrs. Hua will contribute yellow sesame noodles; Anna-Eleni is bringing orzo; Fendra, a macaroni salad; and so on. That evening, the revelers enjoy eating, playing games, and entertaining one another with a hip-hop dance, a flute solo, an original rap song, and drumming. Carrie wishes she had a talent to share, but feels honored when she is recognized for talking with everybody and getting people to converse with one another. The realistic, framed, full-color illustrations in soft tones show people smiling broadly. The main character is appealing with her energy and friendliness, but the story is thin, serving primarily as a vehicle to introduce the various foods that those from different backgrounds eat (recipes included). The book's main appeal is the vision of community in a setting of racial, ethnic, and age diversity.
Adele Greenlee, Bethel College, St. Paul, MN
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876144555
• ISBN-13: 978-0876144558
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 9.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PLEASE, EVERYBODY, BRING NOODLES !!, January 31, 2004

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mcHaiku "nmi" (Brown County INDIANA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Everybody Brings Noodles (Picture Books) (Library Binding)

This story is Fourth-of-July-HOT and features a celebration of firecrackers, community and NOODLES!

To this reviewer, layered for Indiana's 20-degree-below-zero weather, these noodles - hot OR cold - sound even more comforting than in July. Norah Dooley and Peter Thornton are among my favorite New Englanders, a great combination since their 1991 debut with "Everybody Cooks Rice."

In "EVERYBODY BRINGS NOODLES" Carrie's brainstorm produces a block party. Her multi-cultured neighbors come through with a grand old-timey community gathering, dressed up with red, white and blue bunting, a food tent, talent show -- THE WORKS! Carrie is thrilled with each of the ethnic food contributions but wishes she had a TALENT to share.

I love the neighborhood, and "Mom's Pesto" and Mrs. Max who persuades Carrie that being the audience is also a welcome talent. The Dooley-Thornton books are good for reading aloud to all ages because there's never a time when FOOD doesn't produce smiles -- and even willing hands in the kitchen.

QUESTIONS: WHY isn't Carolrhoda Books (Minneapolis) doing more publicity for this series, and also their "Small World" books? And WHEN will CHOCOLATE be the focus of a Norah Dooley tale?

Here I am snowed in with ALL the ingredients for "Mrs. Max's KUGEL" -- EXCEPT the cornflakes. Guess I'll have to send Carrie around the neighborhood to find some!

Enjoy the great recipes with Reviewer MCHAIKU.