Taking it easy is easy peasy, until Mac and Mac give it a try! This
colorful graphic novel will have 1st and 2nd grade independent readers
laughing out loud at Noodleheads' funny adventures.
Mac and Mac want to take it easy and eat their favorite pie, but making
pie isn't as easy as eating it! Or is it? Along the way they their
friends and mom give them tricks to make it as easy as...well pie! But
the boys' shenanigans make things harder than they need to be. Will Mac
and Mac get to have their pie and eat it too?
This seventh book in the Noodleheads graphic novel series is perfect for
comic fans and reluctant readers. Short chapters--full of wordplay,
jokes, and slapstick humor--follow Mac and Mac through their funny
adventures. It is co-written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold, known for
his popular Fly Guy series.
Based on traditional world folktales and stories of fools, the
Noodleheads encourage critical thinking. They invite readers to use
their noodles to spot holes in the brothers' grand plans. Source notes
by co-authors Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss, professional storytellers
known as Beauty and the Beast, provide information about the traditional
stories that inspired Mac and Mac's mishaps and give suggestions for
further reading.
This easy-to-read series, including the Geisel Honor book Noodleheads
See the Future, is an accessible introduction to stories of fools, and a
great next read for fans of the Fly Guy books.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
