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and a profound sense of hope

and Walter Tooey

I Want to Be Spaghetti! Children's Chapter Books New York Times · KirkusA funny debut picture book about how one little ramen packet finds self love and belonging in a spaghetti obsessed world. Even from Ramen's small shelf in the supermarket, they see spaghetti propaganda everywhere. They want to be celebrated, too. Maybe, Ramen misguidedly thinks, I have to change to be loved like that. "I want to be spaghetti!" they proclaim to the dismay of the rest of the instant noodle section. But when Ramen's brought home and