tommooney's review against another edition
4.0
This is a really fun read. Weird and funny, great characters, adventure, a sweet friendship at its heart.
Perfect to read to younger ones and early readers - my five-year-old loved it and my three-year-old followed it easily enough as well.
Looking forward to the next one in the series!
Perfect to read to younger ones and early readers - my five-year-old loved it and my three-year-old followed it easily enough as well.
Looking forward to the next one in the series!
ljrinaldi's review against another edition
3.0
I like the idea of this book, that a worm and a bird can be friends.
And their adventures are silly enough, mistaking a zoo for Kenya, or thinking that transmission towers are the Eiffel Tower.
But this review copy doesn't have all the pictures, so I have missed many of the jokes, I fear, such as when they are dancing to fool the evil mole.
So, I think kids would enjoy this, the way they enjoy Captain Underpants, and other early readers, but hard to say wihtout being able to see the pictures, as they are a large part of the story.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
And their adventures are silly enough, mistaking a zoo for Kenya, or thinking that transmission towers are the Eiffel Tower.
But this review copy doesn't have all the pictures, so I have missed many of the jokes, I fear, such as when they are dancing to fool the evil mole.
So, I think kids would enjoy this, the way they enjoy Captain Underpants, and other early readers, but hard to say wihtout being able to see the pictures, as they are a large part of the story.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
mckenzierichardson's review against another edition
4.0
I received an ARC of this book through Library Thing in exchange for an honest review.
This is a fun and wacky book.
It is a tale of the beginning of a friendship between two unlikely protagonists: a bird and a worm. The two have a chance meeting, which leads to an unexpected journey and lots of crazy adventures.
I loved it. This is such a fun read. It is very unpredictable and hilarious. While reading it, you have no idea what is going to happen next, which is a very welcome change from a lot of books for young readers.
The copy I received was in black and white, but the pictures were well-done and interesting. I can only imagine how awesome they will look in the finished color edition.
A great book for young readers, especially those who may be hesitant about reading.
This is definitely an adventure that you don't want to miss.
This is a fun and wacky book.
It is a tale of the beginning of a friendship between two unlikely protagonists: a bird and a worm. The two have a chance meeting, which leads to an unexpected journey and lots of crazy adventures.
I loved it. This is such a fun read. It is very unpredictable and hilarious. While reading it, you have no idea what is going to happen next, which is a very welcome change from a lot of books for young readers.
The copy I received was in black and white, but the pictures were well-done and interesting. I can only imagine how awesome they will look in the finished color edition.
A great book for young readers, especially those who may be hesitant about reading.
This is definitely an adventure that you don't want to miss.
sawyerbell's review against another edition
4.0
They Didn't Teach THIS in Worm School! is a delightful adventure story for young readers just beginning to enjoy chapter books.
Marcus, a happy, home-loving worm makes an unexpected friend when Laurence, a chicken-like bird almost eats him. Being a quick-thinker (a talent that will help Marcus out as the story progresses), Marcus prevents Laurence from eating him through inviting Laurence to get to know him, a process through which Laurence confesses that he has a dazzling flamingo just dying to burst out of his chicken-shaped self and that if only he could get to Kenya and join the other flamingos, he would be happy. Before Marcus knows it, he's flying on Laurence's back, off toward Africa, with a pitstop in Paris where slightly surreal and very funny characters and adventures await.
I loved Marcus, with his great problem-solving and friend-making skills and found this a funny, sweet read. Recommended.
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.
Marcus, a happy, home-loving worm makes an unexpected friend when Laurence, a chicken-like bird almost eats him. Being a quick-thinker (a talent that will help Marcus out as the story progresses), Marcus prevents Laurence from eating him through inviting Laurence to get to know him, a process through which Laurence confesses that he has a dazzling flamingo just dying to burst out of his chicken-shaped self and that if only he could get to Kenya and join the other flamingos, he would be happy. Before Marcus knows it, he's flying on Laurence's back, off toward Africa, with a pitstop in Paris where slightly surreal and very funny characters and adventures await.
I loved Marcus, with his great problem-solving and friend-making skills and found this a funny, sweet read. Recommended.
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.
abbyeck's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
catstonelibrary's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Fun, silly book for young elementary students. Book about a worm with a British accent (audiobook great) and good vocabulary being befriended by a small, white bird who needs a map reader so he can get to Kenya to become a flamingo. About dreams, unlikely friendships, traveling, and taking risks. Funny and fun.