Adam Stower has illustrated many books for children and has written some, too. About Mrs. Noodlekugel, he says, “Mrs. Noodlekugel reminds me of my grandma Norah. She was wonderful. She always baked lemon-curd tarts and gingerbread men for us. Although hers didn’t come to life. Well, not always.” Adam Stower lives and works in Brighton, England.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.
Text copyright © 2012 by Daniel Pinkwater
Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Adam Stower
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, and recording, without prior written permission from the publisher.
First electronic edition 2012
The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:
Pinkwater, Daniel Manus, date.
Mrs. Noodlekugel / Daniel Pinkwater ; illustrations by Adam Stower. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: Nick and Maxine have a new babysitter — the eccentric Mrs. Noodlekugel who lives in the funny little house behind their drab high-rise apartment building along with her feline butler, Mr. Fuzzface, and four farsighted mice.
ISBN 978-0-7636-5053-7 (hardcover)
[1. Babysitters — Fiction. 2. Humorous stories.] I. Stower, Adam, ill. II. Title.
PZ7.P6335Mr 2012
[Fic] — dc22 2010048212
ISBN 978-0-7636-5971-4 (electronic)
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