{"product_id":"mrs-noodlekugel-and-drooly-the-bear-9780763690755","title":"Mrs. Noodlekugel and Drooly the Bear","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Hilarious. . . . The book is a lot like life, but with more bears, as well as mice in nightshirts. . . . Utterly, endearingly ridiculous.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen their father decides to compete in the speed-knitting world championship, Nick and Maxine are happy to stay with their babysitter, Mrs. Noodlekugel, along with her talking cats and four mice who wear glasses. What they don't expect is a dripping-wet, whiskered man in the kitchen the next morning  Captain Noodlekugel has left his seafaring life to train animals for the circus, and he's even brought with him a hefty bear named Drooly for practice. When Drooly goes missing, the siblings must try to figure out where a big clumsy bear might go\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Pinkwater\u003c\/b\u003e is the wildly popular author of many books for children, including the Mrs. Noodlekugel series, illustrated by Adam Stower, and \u003ci\u003eBear in Love, \u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. He is a well-known authority on children's books who appeared for many years on NPR's \u003ci\u003eWeekend Edition\u003c\/i\u003e and now appears on \u003ci\u003eThe Bob Edwards Show\u003c\/i\u003e on Sirius. Daniel Pinkwater lives in Hyde Park, New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Stower\u003c\/b\u003e has illustrated a number of children's books, including \u003ci\u003eBottoms Up!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSing a Song of Bottoms!, \u003c\/i\u003e both by Jeanne Willis. He lives in Brighton, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412985123090,"sku":"9780763690755","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_064df7b2-6fef-4768-b3d2-a1ab44378f8b.jpg?v=1729337627","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mrs-noodlekugel-and-drooly-the-bear-9780763690755","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}