Surprisingly, a worm not much different from you and me. Except that he eats his homework, oh and his head looks a lot like his rear end! This is the diary. (Ages 6 and older) -Karin Snelson From the Back Cover:īook Description Paperback. Children and adults alike will adore this worm's eye perspective on the world. 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.

Bliss's endearing cartoonish illustrations of anthropomorphized worms are clever visual punchlines for Cronin's delightfully deadpan humor. As long as he can remember Mom's rule 'Never bother Daddy when he's eating the newspaper,' all is well. 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. Mom did not.' Except for the fact that he can't chew gum or have a dog, the boy likes being a worm. 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. Take June 15's entry: 'My older sister thinks she's so pretty. 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.

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.

Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin