Noodle Man: the Pasta Superhero

A fiction picture book illustrated by Stephen Constanza, published by Orchard, an imprint of Scholastic. ISBN 0-439-29307-3.

"BEST NEW SUPERHERO...Al Dente, aka Noodleman: the Pasta Superhero"
- Book magazine, Best of 2002

"Sayre's established gift for nonfiction does not preclude her success with fiction and humor. Perciatelli-thin Al Dente accidentally saves the floundering family pasta business (everyone wants pizza) by creating "the world's first adjustable, portable, fresh-pasta maker: any noodle, any shape, any size!"...This tale cooks up the fun, just right."
- School Library Journal

"Sayre's (Shadows, p. 189, etc.) enjoyable introduction to pasta is couched as a quick-thinking, tongue-in-cheek adventure yarn . . .Wildly playful artwork, from its Mediterranean colors to its characters' dreamy eyelids, melds with Sayre's goofy story, which will surely inspire readers to experiment with noodle shapes and-beware-to play with their food. (Picture book. 4-7)"- Kirkus

"A new kind of caped crusader . . .Sayre's outrageous food puns, paired with Stephen Costanza's delectable illustrations, are a treat for children of all ages."
- Heidi Henneman, Bookpage

"I love your book Noodle Man. It is so funny I laugh it my head off. You can tell I really like it."
- Lauren Lee, 2nd Grade

"I love Noodle Man because it was so funny! Plus I love pasta! The wording was fantastic! It is just hilarious!"
- Stephanie, 5th grade, SC

"Your Noodle Man book is very, very good. I like it so much I can't even quit thinking about it."
-Raylee, Kindergarten

"My favorite book that you wrote was Noodle Man. I've read it like six or seven times...I just want to say thank you. You are my favorite author."
-Cassie, KY

"I hope that you get your book Noodle Man turned into a movie. It would be funny cause at the end people would get ravioli all over them."
-Brooke, KY