Noodlephant Books
Book #2
Okapi Tale
Written by Jacob Kramer & illustrated by K-Fai Steele
6 - 10
Reading
age
56
Page
count
Sep 1, 2020
Publication
date
Hardcover
$18.95
$17.97
Summary
Noodlephant and her friends are back, this time with a tale of power, politics, private property, and of course…pasta!Now that all animals have equal rights, and the Phantastic Noodler is public property, Beaston is the perfect place for pasta parties. Creatures flock from far and wide to transform string into spaghetti and pillows into ravioli. But things take a turn when a wealthy Okapi-talist sees an investment opportunity. He cuts a deal with the Mayor, buys the Noodler, and suddenly things change for the worse. With privatization come monopoly, exploitation, pollution, and poverty. As for Noodlephant, she’s off in Japan and China, slurping up ramen, soba, and biang biang. What will Noodlephant’s friends face as they struggle to regain their town? Will Noodlephant ever return? And how will Beaston resolve the age old question: To whom does the Phantastic Noodler belong? Read on for a tale of power, politics, and of course … pasta!
The Creatives Behind the Book
Author
Jacob Kramer grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, and studied writing and filmmaking at Harvard. Like Noodlephant, he loves hunting for mushrooms, eating noodles, and organizing with friends in pursuit of justice.
Illustrator
K-Fai Steele is an artist. She has also installed art at MoMA, worked extensively with museums and libraries, and even given a TEDx talk. Noodlephant marks her debut into the world of children’s books.
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