This quirky worm's-eye view of the world makes these ubiquitous invertebrates a little more understandable and a lot more fun. Primary-grade youngsters will especially appreciate the classroom scenes. The use of multiple perspectives will have children eagerly looking at the pictures to identify objects and locales. Who knew that the underground dwellings and activities of worms.

Bliss's cartoons give the worms lots of personality without overly anthropomorphizing them. In Doreens latest book, Diary of a Worm, she explores the daily life of a lovable worm.

The full-color watercolor-and-ink illustrations sprawl across the pages in lush earth tones. Packed into these droll slice-of-worm-life vignettes are a few facts about earthworms and their behavior, all rendered with a dry sense of humor. Doreen Cronin, who gave us the incomparable Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type, here introduces an otherwise disparaged creature for whom youll gain great respect and affection, a brown earthworm.Start with the endpapers, a scrapbook of captioned photos like 'My first tunnel' and 'The family vacation-on Compost Island. The young protagonist describes playing with his friend Spider, engaging in a variety of activities at school, and interacting with his parents and sister. Difficulties such as having no arms, having a head that looks a lot like your rear end, and facing the dangers imposed by people digging for bait are balanced by a loving family and good friends. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and their daughters. PreSchool-Grade 3-A baseball-capped crawler gives readers an episodic glimpse into the vicissitudes of his life in these hilarious diary entries. Doreen Cronin is the New York Times bestselling author of Diary of a Worm, Diary of a Spider, and Diary of a Fly, as well as Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, a Caldecott Honor Book, and Giggle, Giggle, Quack.

Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin