Diary of a Worm
Author: Doreen Cronin
Illustrator: Harry Bliss
Ages: 4 to 8
Diary of a Worm was a hilarious book. The book is exactly what the title says, it is the diary of the worm. The worm tells about its daily adventures. Worm's diary entries contain advice from his mother (Never bother Daddy when he's eating the newspaper), his friendship and adventures with a spider, avoiding humans, and interacting with others in his neighborhood. He also shares his dreams and nightmares.
Harry Bliss's illustrations really add to this story. The words and pictures work so well together, almost like a comic book. His illustration showing the fear caused by girls playing hopscotch was one of my favorites.
I give this book a big thumbs up, it would be a great book for kids to read by themselves or as a read-aloud.
I would use this book for a class that was starting to do journaling, in order to give them ideas about talking about their life. It would also be a good book to use when talking about calendars, but I wish it covered more months than March to August (maybe that means a sequel is on the way). I would also use this book as a fun introduction to a science class on worms or ecology.
Illustrator: Harry Bliss
Ages: 4 to 8
Diary of a Worm was a hilarious book. The book is exactly what the title says, it is the diary of the worm. The worm tells about its daily adventures. Worm's diary entries contain advice from his mother (Never bother Daddy when he's eating the newspaper), his friendship and adventures with a spider, avoiding humans, and interacting with others in his neighborhood. He also shares his dreams and nightmares.
Harry Bliss's illustrations really add to this story. The words and pictures work so well together, almost like a comic book. His illustration showing the fear caused by girls playing hopscotch was one of my favorites.
I give this book a big thumbs up, it would be a great book for kids to read by themselves or as a read-aloud.
I would use this book for a class that was starting to do journaling, in order to give them ideas about talking about their life. It would also be a good book to use when talking about calendars, but I wish it covered more months than March to August (maybe that means a sequel is on the way). I would also use this book as a fun introduction to a science class on worms or ecology.
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