Dragons Eat Noodles on Tuesdays by Jon Stahl, Tadgh Bentley
Published by Scholastic Press on March 26th 2019
ISBN: 1338125516
Pages: 40
Genres: Humor
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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“Dragons eat noodles on Tuesdays” starts with a monster beginning a story. Unfortunately, the story is “once upon a time…The End!” He then tries to make the story more interesting by having a kid get eaten by a dragon, the end! Another monster joins him and lets him know that people don’t want to read stories about kids getting eaten by dragons. They argue about this, each starting their own story where people do or do not get eaten by dragons. Jon Stahl’s writing is funny and keeps your interest, while Tadgh Bentley’s silly and colorful illustrations make you laugh.

The story ends with a brave damsel  saving a knight from getting eaten by showing the dragon a scroll that says that dragons can only eat noodles on Tuesdays. Problem solved? Aimed at ages four through eight, this book is silly and funny and would make a good read-aloud. Not a must-buy for your library, but if dragon picture books are popular, you should consider purchasing “Dragons eat noodles on Tuesdays.”

Reviewed by Kate Radke, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook.