RED CHAIR press HELPER HOUNDS HELPER HOUNDS HELPER HOUNDS Noodle Helps Gabriel Say Goodbye Helps Gabriel Say Goodbye Caryn Rivadeneira Caryn Rivadeneira Illustrated by Priscilla Alpaugh Egremont Massachusetts
CHAPTER 1 My nose worked through the weeds wildflowers and tall grasses along the fence Of all my favorite spots on the campus of North Branch University the wide lawn the cafeteria dumpsters the porch on Old Main the beanbags outside the library the welcome fountain the alley behind our house this path along the river is my favorite After all this is the place where I could play my favorite game Guess That Animal Smell It’s a simple game Try it sometime Rules go like this Sniff the dirt a bush a tree a stump or the 1
fence Then you match the smell with the ugly mugs of all the animals you know Then you guess Sniff sniff Match match Guess guess Badger No raccoon Wait Otter Could it be Yes otter Since it’s a game you play by yourself you decide who wins And guess what I always win I’m great at sniffing out the creatures that live along the river that runs through campus and the city that we’re in But I also love this spot because of the trees and tree stumps that line the river The students come here to wander through the trees and to sit on the stumps and chill out as Andrea 2
