Worms

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 27, 2016

Review

A little boy is forced to share a meal with his father and his father's high echelon employees and it is beyond boring. The little boy is dressed in a suit much like his father's, though he is wearing short pants and mismatched socks. We wonder how Dad missed this fashion faux pas. To liven things up, the little boy adds a worm from his fishing bait supply to each fancy salad before he serves the guests. It is amusing to read how each guest handles this situation as they are fearful of insulting the big boss. The little boy enjoys each guest's reaction to this conundrum but forgets that he also added a worm to his own salad. Yikes! The illustrations are perfection, complementing the text well and using lots of white, black, red and yellow. This is one to consider adding to your collection, though one hopes youngsters will not get any evil ideas.

Overall Book Score: good