Snoodles in Space, Episode 2: The Zoodles Strike Back

by Steven Joseph, Andy Case (Illustrator)

Overview

In the Award Winning Book "Snoodles in Space", Steven Joseph and Andy Case brought us further adventures of Herbie Snoodleman and Sour Croodleman exploring the universe and preventing the Zoodle Kidoodles from taking Earth's entire supply of noodles.

In this exciting sequel, the Zoodles are determined to have their revenge, and with the help of a grimy Millionaire who has fallen on hard times, they intend to poison the Earth's water supply and turn everyone into Willy Nillys and Dilly Dallys. Once all of Earth's inhabitants become complete nincompoops, they will replace their beloved noodles with yucky stinky GROOL!!

Will the Outcast Kids from the Other Side of the Tracks rise to the challenge and save the day?

The answer is her in this Wackadoodle Tale from Outer Space!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798987611784
Publisher:	Steven Joseph
Publication date:	08/01/2024
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.00(d)
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Steven Joseph is a multi-award winning, globally distributed, internationally published author from Hoboken, New Jersey. His previous books The Last Surviving Dinosaur, Snoodles, Kidoodles, Poodles and Lots and Lots of Noodles and Snoodles in Space have all been awarded the Prestigious Mom's Choice Gold Award amongst a host of other book accolades. In 2023, Snoodles in Soace was given out at the start of the Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

Steven is also the author of two award-winning novels. A Grownup Guide to Effective Crankiness: The CrankaTsuris Method and Cranky Superpowers: Life Lessons Learned from the Common CrankaTsuris Chronicles, which won Best Inspirational Book of the Year's the Pinnacle Book Awards.

Andy Case is a multi-award winning children's book illustrator with over 30 years experience of creating and publishing professional quality artwork.

Andy's work has been published and distributed all over the world, winning numerous awards and five star reviews in the process.

The bold style, detailed compositions and crazy characterization makes Andy's illustrations so unique, popular, and in demand all over the world.

Editorial Reviews

07/29/2024

Joseph’s sequel to Snoodles in Space carries on the zany, tongue-twisting fun of noodle-obsessed Noodleham, a definitively unique town overflowing with oddball drama. This time around, Ricky and Briana—the saviors of the last book—have sparked jealousy in Grumpy Grimy Groodleman, the original inventor of the “Groodlemobile,” an outdated, stinky vehicle that runs on a nasty, environmentally-unsafe substance called grool. Turns out, Grumpy’s two spoiled kids, Frimpy and Whimpy, are reaping the consequences of not following the rules during a local chocolate factory tour, turning them into the laughingstock of the local news media—and making Grumpy vow revenge on golden children Ricky and Briana.

Grumpy’s ire is understandable. He did lose his fortune after his kids’ bad press debacle, while Ricky and Briana earned nothing less than keys to the city for their role in Joseph’s last Snoodles entry. But, when Grumpy teams up with the nefarious Evil Kidoodle, from Planet Zoodle, and hatches a plan to transform Ricky and Briana into “complete nincompoops… an insatiable desire just to eat grool,” readers may wonder if he’s gone too far. His own kids wonder the same thing, prompting a surprising change of heart for the strangely appealing Frimpy and Whimpy, one that leads them down a golden road of second chances.

Case’s illustrations match the frenetic, flashy pace of Joseph’s story, blazing across the pages with a vibrant cacophony of mayhem that makes this zippy story burst with character. The Snoodles’ space travel is a trip, too, as Frimpy and Whimpy are given the seats of honor in saving the galaxy, as it were, from a lifetime of eating nothing but grool—and securing a happy ending for their irascible dad in the process. Joseph’s clear affinity for wordplay translates into some challenging sequences to read, but, ultimately, Noodleham fans will be pleased with this wacky return.

Takeaway: Wildly wacky adventures with the Snoodles, blasting through space and pages.

Comparable Titles: Mike Lowery’s Bug Scouts series, Stephen Shaskan’s Pizza and Taco Lunch Special series.

Production grades Cover: B+ Design and typography: A- Illustrations: A- Editing: A- Marketing copy: A

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