Diary of a Worm
by Doreen Cronin
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Author: Doreen CroninBrand: Harper Collins
Illustrator: Harry Bliss
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-08-14
ISBN: 006000150X
Number of pages: 40
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Reviews of Diary of a Worm
Book Review: Warm and Amusing!
Summary: 5 Stars
What a truly enjoyable book! Doreen Cronon (author) and Harry Bliss (illustrator) have come together to create an enlightening story, DIARY OF A WORM, which portrays the characteristics and life of an earthworm by giving it human qualities and comparing it to other creatures. The book is hilariously written in a diary format from the perspective of a young worm boy in a baseball hat. The human scenarios in which the worm is depicted give way to glimpses of the real life characteristics of a worm such as not having to go to the dentist because worms have no teeth. Interaction with other creatures leads to one of my favorite parts when the worm boy says good morning to an ant and then the other 600 ants that follow!
It is not surprising to have Doreen Cronin create another wonderful text after already having successes with CLICK, CLACK MOO: COWS THAT TYPE and GIGGLE, GIGGLE, QUACK. Harry Bliss continues to provide delightful and warm illustrations (including the scrapbook like pictures at the beginning and the end of the book) as in A FINE, FINE SCHOOL.
DIARY OF A WORM, especially for PreK through 3rd grade, lends itself as a great example for teachers to use to introduce and model "Voice", one of the "6 Traits of Writing", to students. It would be a great lead into students writing from the perspective of someone or something else. This book can also lend itself well to identifying and discussing humor using the delightful and amusing perspectives woven through it. Related activites could include the study of worms as well as comparison to other creatures such as spiders. The developmental assets of "self-esteem" and "personal power" from the "40 Developmental Assets" are supported by this book.
DIARY OF A WORM is entertaining and highly recommended!
Summary of Diary of a Worm
One small worm . one big world!
This is the diary . of a worm. This worm lives with his parents, plays with his friends, and even goes to school. But unlike you or me, he never has to take a bath, he gets to eat his homework, and because he doesn't have legs, he just can't do the hokey pokey ? no matter how hard he tries.
This hysterical picture book by New York Times bestselling author Doreen Cronin and New York Times bestselling illustrator Harry Bliss tells the daily doings of a small worm in a gigantic worm world.
Ages 4?8
Doreen Cronin (Click, Clack Moo: Cows That Type) and cartoonist Harry Bliss (illustrator of A Fine, Fine School) shed a whole new light on a creature that spends most of its time underground: the earthworm. Written in diary form, this truly hilarious picture book tracks the ins and outs of a worm's life from the perspective of the worm family's young son. Take June 15's entry: "My older sister thinks she's so pretty. I told her that no matter how much time she spends looking in the mirror, her face will always look just like her rear end. Spider thought that was really funny. Mom did not." Except for the fact that he can't chew gum or have a dog, the boy likes being a worm. He never has to go to the dentist ("No cavities--no teeth, either"), he never gets in trouble for tracking mud through the house, and he never has to take a bath. As long as he can remember Mom's rule "Never bother Daddy when he's eating the newspaper," all is well. Bliss's endearing cartoonish illustrations of anthropomorphized worms are clever visual punchlines for Cronin's delightfully deadpan humor. For example, "June 5: Today we made macaroni necklaces in art class" sounds normal enough until you see the worms wearing one piece of macaroni around their necks, taking up a good part of each worm's body. Children and adults alike will adore this worm's eye perspective on the world. (Ages 6 and older) --Karin Snelson
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