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Ear Worm!, by Jo Knowles

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readingthroughtheages's review

5.0

This book is adorable!! A perfect read aloud, everyone will have a smile on their face by the end! And perhaps a little shimmy in their sashay!

heisereads's review

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4.0

I'm predicting this will be a read aloud hit with the littles!

mlettus's review

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5.0

This is one of my favorite picture books in a long time. My students absolutely LOVE it and we danced around the whole library.

It's happened to us all - suddenly a bit of song is running through your head and you don't know where it came from or why. And that is just what happens to Little Worm one summer day as he goes off to play. Suddenly there is a song in his head. When he runs into Owl, who wants to know what he's singing, he learns he has an ear worm and that Owl has one, too. But Little Worm wants to find out where his ear worm came from, so the two go off together. Pretty soon, they run into Chipmunk, Bunny, and Fox and discover they also have songs running through their heads. It doesn't take long for everyone to start having fun, dancing and singing to their individual songs and Little Worm forgets all about finding out where his ear worm came from. But what a surprise when he gets home and Papa Worm puts him to bed that night. This is such a delightful bedtime book for young kids, and even if they don't know what an ear worm is, they will by the end of the story. I loved how each of the animal friends has their own tune, that repeats throughout the book, and a few reading will have your kids singing along. The digitally created illustrations are as delightful as the text. I read this several times to my young readers, and after we finished, we made Little Worm, Owl, Chipmunk, Bunny, and Fox finger puppets and so can you. You can download the ready to print sheet from Jo Knowles' website HERE
And you can download a Teacher's Guide, which I found helpful, from Candlewick Press HERE