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Noodle

by Munro Leaf, Ludwig Bemelmans · 1937

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The landmark collaboration of two of children's books most beloved talents, Ludwig Bemelmans and Munro Leaf, available again!

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Noodle is a little dog who's very long from front to back and very short from top to bottom, which makes it hard for him to dig for bones. One day Noodle finds a wishbone, and the dog fairy arrives with a flip-flap of wings to grant him a wish: "What size and shape do you want to be?" Noodle asks all the animals at the zoo what he should wish for, only to discover he might just be perfect — exactly the way he is.

Originally published in 1937 by children's book greats Ludwig Bemelmans and Munro Leaf, NOODLE is a classic with a quiet wisdom that continues to hold true today.

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animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisdogsdogsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1930s1930sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 56 pages

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