Ear Worm! by Knowles, Jo

A musical treat for the ear and eye, this antic tale of a worm on a mission doubles as a cozy bedtime book.

One summer day, as Little Worm heads out to play, he discovers he has a song stuck in his head. "What's that you're singing?" Owl asks, but Little Worm can't say. He wriggles past, determined to learn who filled his head with "Shimmy shimmy, no-sashay." Owl flaps along with a song of his own, and before long Chipmunk, Bunny, and Fox fall in line, each contributing an ear worm to the joyful cacophony. Amid all the singing and dancing, Little Worm forgets his musical mystery until later when--surprise!--Papa Worm tucks him in. Hip, vintage-inspired illustrations and whimsical typesetting meet movement, sound play, and comic, cumulative delights in a picture book that will charm media-savvy children and their parents alike.

Author: Jo Knowles
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 01/25/2022
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.80h x 10.80w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781536207835
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 514632 / Ear Worm!


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/25/2021
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2021
School Library Journal 11/01/2021 pg. 62
Booklist 12/01/2021 pg. 56

About the Author
Jo Knowles is the renowned author of several middle-grade and young adult novels, including See You at Harry's, Still a Work in Progress, Where the Heart Is, and Jumping Off Swings. Ear Worm! is her picture-book debut. She lives in Vermont.

Galia Bernstein is the acclaimed author-illustrator of I Am a Cat and Leyla. She lives in Brooklyn.