Customer Reviews
Great Service 
2008-01-21
The book was ordered for Christmas and I got it 5 days before Christmas and I ordered it realy late for Christmas but I still got it.
Funny, fun read 2007-12-26
This book made me laugh cover to cover. My grandson will greatly enjoy this one. As will his mom & dad when he reads it to them. Crazy, funny books like this one help to create better readers. I can see this book as one that he will reach for again and again.
Aweome Diary!! 2007-11-28
The story is being told by a worm as if he really were sharing his own life story. It makes it interesting! Soo MUCH that my daughters, ages 6 and 8, love reading it over and over. In fact, my daughters were the ones that begged me to purchase this book for them, and they also wanted the other ones, such as: Diary of a Spider, Diary of a Fly, etc. They learn as they read, because it's subtly educational!!
Diary of a Worm 2007-11-11
Diary of a Worm is written from the perspective of a young boy worm. The boy worm writes entries in a daily journal that will make you laugh out loud. The worm's journal entries are about daily life as a worm. The worm's humorous take on daily events will be enjoyed by children and parents alike. The illustrations are bold and compliment the humor of the text. They are large and visually appealing to all age groups. As a kindergarten teacher, I enjoy using this book in my classroom each year.
Educational and Humorous 
2007-10-27
The cover of this book shows the worm sitting and writting. In the book, the worm writes his thoughts in a journal, and he does it in a humorous way. The worm uses imagery to project his thoughts and feelings throughout his journal. The Diary of a Worm can be used to teach children how to write in their journals. Students are able to see the importance of using imagery in their journals. Students learn how to date their journals and write what they are feeling as they read the book. It can also be used in an unit about plants. The worm describes how he digs his way through the earth which helps the earth breath. It teaches students the importance of responsibility, friendship, and self-discipline. Students learn about responsibility when the worm forgets his lunch money. When the worm eats his homework, he has to write sentences for his teacher. Throughout the story, the worm remains friends with a spider. He tries to teach the spider how to dig a hole but all the spider can do is get his legs stuck and swallow dirt. The spider tries to teach the worm how to walk upside down but the worm falls. The worm learns the importance of self-discipline when he forgets his lunch, eats too much at night, and when he gets into an argument with his best friend. The illustrations are drawn in a comical way to show how the worm feels in different situations. Readers are able to see when the worm is sad, mad, happy, or scared by looking at the worms face. My students really enjoy hearing this story read to them.
So funny! 2007-09-23
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
A Funny, Clever Book! 2007-09-19
There are some famous diarists out there, of course. But a diary of a worm? Turns out to be a great idea in this author's deft hands. A young worm - we know he's male by the baseball cap; his sister's is identified by her pink bow - offers young readers a hugely entertaining worm's-eye view of the world. We learn that the three best things about being a worm are never having to go to the dentist, never getting in trouble for tracking mud through the house, and never having to take a bath - traits that young children can appreciate. What "Diary" encompasses is a nifty mix of facts about earthworms and an entertaining anthropomorphized account of a worm family. (The young worm is no fonder of homework than his human counterparts.) Important points are gently reinforced - good manners, Truly hilarious illustrations (the Secret Service worms sport regulation dark glasses and earpieces) enhance the charm. This is an outstanding writer-illustrator team (Harry Bliss is an award-winning cartoonists for The New Yorker) that has, not surprisingly, been on the New York Times best-seller list more than once.
Enjoyable for All Ages 2007-09-08
I am an Early Childhood Educator and have read this book to several different classes: 1st grade, 2nd grade, and PreSchool. I have yet to meet a child who does not enjoy this book. It relates to them, and puts a spin on the world they may have not even considered-- what would it be like to be a worm? While 1st grade and up get the jokes without much explanation, preschoolers require you to explain things a bit more. I highly recommend this book to anyone, as well as the other "Diary Of" books!
I truly dig this book! 2007-08-10
If you want a book that will make both you and the kids laugh out loud, this is it. Told in the form of diary entries (hilarious ones that is), a young worm chronicles his life at home, school and play. I don't know what makes me laugh harder - the clever illustrations or the amusing musings of a new hero - a red-capped worm.
A worm has a diary! 2007-05-24
Worm's diary is hilarious fun to read. Doreen Cronin has a winner here. Bug fans may also like The Bugville Critters Visit Dad and Mom at Work (Buster Bee's Adventures Series #1, The Bugville Critters).
