Liz says that Noodle and Lou are really just worm-and-bird versions of herself and the many folks she’s lucky enough to call friends, folks who always seem to see the best in each other.

Click HERE to access a Teacher’s Guide cleverly designed by Natalie Dias Lorenzi. In it, along with wonderful pre-reading, vocabulary exercises, and the like, Natalie has created an interesting “Feelings Forecast” activity and a “Growing a Friendship Garden” project. Both of these lessons are fascinating and fresh, guaranteed to keep the your young reader’s interest in exploring Noodle & Lou’s charming relationship long after the book has been read, reread, and then reread once again.