We always need something to lighten it up and laugh. A good belly laugh is what Noodle Bear brings. Noodle Bear has not come out from the winter and his friend fox came to see what was keeping him. All he found was a big mess because Noodle bear spent his time eating all kind of noodles, fat, thin,flat,crispy,rice,egg, gravy, and his favorite - fish-flavored noodles. When fox and his friend offer him something different, bear goes far far far away to find what he loves the most.

The illustrations and funny antics will keep both parent and child laughing. That is the best shared.

A Special Thank you to Candlewick Press and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest revie

Noodle Bear wakes up from hibernation in the Spring and discovers that he is addicted to noodles. He looks all around his cave and sees stacks of empty noodle packages and he foggily remembers binging on his favourite TV game show called Noodle Knockout. He is obsessed.

His friend Fox tries to console him with a bowl of leftover acorns, berries, and fish but all Bear can think about is NOODLES! He goes on a treasure hunt looking high, low and just about everywhere in between to suppress his cravings! No luck.

Bear then makes a decision to head off to the big city and become a contestant on Noodle Knockout. If he succeeds he may win a lifetime supply of noodles...heaven here on earth! Will he succeed in his dream of becoming the most acclaimed noodle eater ever? If fame and fortune abounds will he be happy estranged from his forest friends and be able to ride the wave of success alone without their friendship and company?

Bear learns a very valuable life lesson: Noodle - eating celebrity is all very well, but there's no substitute for your friends and your home! The illustrations are adorable and cartoonish which is understandable because the author/illustrator is an accomplished animator and director at heart. I love the book and highly recommend it.

All about friendship, appreciating home and having a favourite food.
This was a fun read to teach kids about valuable life lessons.



Many thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to review this book for them!

Title: Noodle Bear
Author: Mark Gravas
Release Date: 7.14.2020
Review Date: 4.27.2020

I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.


This one was cute. I can really relate to the bear. I too love noodles. And also friends.

Bear loves noodles and in this fun book goes on a journey to try become the champion noodle eater!



All about friendship, appreciating home and having a favourite food this was a fun read to teach kids about valuable life lessons.



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

Bear loves noodles and is upset when he realizes that he has run out! Unable to find any in his woodland home, he travels to the big city, where he becomes a contestant on his favorite show, Noodle Knockout. There he finds success, but discovers that he misses his friends.

Gravas does a lovely job with the digitally-created illustrations, which are bright and colorful, and akin to an animated television show or movie. They accompany the text well, and the cover art will draw in the reader. Unfortunately, the story is not as engaging as the illustrations. While it is adequately written, it does not stand out among the books with a comparable story line.

While it may be an enjoyable book, ultimately, this book is forgettable.

This book was cute and I really liked the idea behind it. It just was missing something for me. The illustrations are adorable too!

Noodle loving bear ditches friends to live that crazy pasta life until he realizes there is more to life than slurping noodles.
I liked the story, but the layout felt more like a storyboard than a picture book. Which makes complete sense knowing the authors background in animation.

Thanks to Candlewick Press and Netgalley for the Advanced Reader Copy.

A cute book about a bear who craves noodles more than anything so he leaves his forest and his best friend Fox to go find them. Cute and silly bright illustrations. A fun read.

A super cute book about exploring what you love at the moment and the ability to go home to friends.

A great book of illustrations and easy reading for emerging readers. Fun pictures allow readers to make their own assumptions and enjoy the story as well.

Extremely well done and fun.

Childrens picture book. This is a story of a bear who spent the winter watching a noodle-based TV show, and has unfortunately run out of his own noodle supply. So he goes to the city to try and compete on this show. He makes it on and eats a ton of noodles ans eventually goes back to the forest. An okay story, but not much character growth. Also kind of a weird format, it is almost a graphic novel which would make it hard to read aloud.

Thank you to Candlewick and Netgalley for the chance to review an advanced copy of this title.

Review to come June 30th on blog/goodreads.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

A bear with a mission. To eat all the noodles he can find. Yep, this bear is addicted. He loves all sorts of yummy noodles from fat to gravy (ewww). But the noodles are all out (this is what happens when you binge not only your favourite show but also your favourite food for 3 months straight, I am amazed that the bear still can walk). His friends do try to help him out... in their own way. Which didn't help at all, but hey they tried.
He decides to head to the big big city far far away. I had a laugh at how he travelled and laughed even harder at that last vehicle and who was on it. HONK!

I loved the tv show though I would have liked to see it a bit more. Now it was just one page and that was just not enough for me. It was such a big thing in the book and then it was over before I knew it.

As expected, this is something we see more often in picture books, Bear misses something else in his life now. I loved his decision, I would have done the same. The travel part was once again hilarious, how far is the city from the forest????

The artstyle was just adorable and fun, I really love the style. It was a bit more cartoony than I normally see in picture books so I was very happy with something different. I want to check out more what this illustrator has done.

All in all a fun book with noodles of friendship. Recommended.

A very funny crowd-pleaser. The story is wacky in the most fun way and has me craving a bowl noodles. The illustrations are attractive. Readers will especially appreciate some familiar characters from popular book series. I will say that there are a few missed opportunities with the illustrations, specifically on pages 21 and 22, which should have shown more of the competition in a spread. We don't get a good sense of what Noodle Knock Out is even though it's a major part of the story.

Noodle Bear is a cute and empowering story about a bear with an unlikely dream and the lengths he goes to chase it. He's chasing noodles too, but they're one and the same.

It's a sweet and fun story with bright illustrations and a cute cast of animal characters.

In spite of realizing his dreams and becoming a star, bear stays true to his roots and returns home to his friends, so there are a number of talking points in this story for parents to get kids thinking.

Many thanks to Penguin Random House and NetGalley for the advance copy.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Candlewick Press for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is a children's book. This is a cute, silly story about a bear obsessed with noodles. He has an adventure with nooxles, and realizes he misses home and his friends. Cute premise. Very cartoonish. Bear reminds me of Yogi. 3.5 stars

Noodle Bear is about Bear, a bear who likes noodles. A lot. He likes them so much, he spent his whole winter watching a noodle-based TV show and eating noodles, while he should've been sleeping.

When it's spring, he discovers he has no more noodles, so he leaves his forest friends to go to the city and become a contestant on the noodle-based TV show.

The story is cute, the art is even cuter. It has a Cartoon Network vibe, which is not that strange because the author and artist is a TV animator.

Be warned - you will need to buy some noodles before reading, as I predict any child who hears this story will want some, as soon as possible.

Noodle Bear is a cute story of a bear who loves noodles and thinks that is all he wants in the world. What he soon finds out is that maybe noodles weren't all there was. The story was cute, but lacks purpose. Illustrations were wonderful and storyline adequate.

What a fun children's book! The story is unique and plot unexpected. It follows Bear, who loves eating noodles. He meets up with his friends in the forest, but there are no noodles. Bear leaves and goes on an adventure to find more noodles! Adults and children will enjoy this entertaining and humorous story. This would be best for kids 3 and up.

Thank you NetGalley and Candlewick Press for providing this ARC.

Bear loves noodles so much, he leaves his friends and his beloved forest for the big city, and a spot on a noodle eating challenge! My five year old and I enjoyed this book about Bear's journey from forest to the city and back again, and his realization that he can indeed have the best of both worlds!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC.