基本信息出版社：Harcourt Children's Books
页码：40 页
出版日期：2004年10月
ISBN：0152050116
International Standard Book Number：0152050116
条形码：9780152050115
EAN：9780152050115
装帧：精装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards)

内容简介 The Worm family loves being wormy. They're skinny--they're squiggly--they're very long--and they sing loud worm songs. They're nothing like their glossy, bossy, buggy neighbors. And the neighbors don't like that one bit. What are the Worms to do? Jump back into their skinny car and hope to find nicer neighbors somewhere else? or stay put--and show the world the Glory of Worm?

In a tale both warm and quirky, a family of merry, down-to-earth worms proves that being different is truly grand. They may not fit in, but they carry on, doing things they love with the family they love--and finally find some fuzzy-wuzzy neighbors who like them just as they are. Oh joy! They're Worms!

作者简介 TONY JOHNSTON is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. She lives in San Marino, California.

STACY INNERST is an acclaimed children's book illustrator and editorial artist. He lives in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

编辑推荐 Grade 1-3 - A unique take on prejudice. The seven-member, peripatetic Worm family is very enthusiastic about its worminess. "Oh, joy! We're Worms!" is their self-affirming mantra, the first two words spelled out with their twisty bodies in Innerst's clever oil paintings. However, wherever they reside, the other families of spineless-but-armed neighbors rebel and throw weird things (valises, toothbrushes) to urge the Worms to move on. Johnston's vocabulary is challenging - "flumped," "jubilate," "regaled" - and she portrays the Worm family as not only proud but also loud, making this strange picture book tough to pigeonhole as a comprehensible lesson for youngsters. Still, there's supplemental value to this nonstory for adults to help kids realize that "each individual is different but compatible,"although the "glorious" bit seems rather much. - John Sigwald, Unger Memorial Library, Plainview, TX (School Library Journal )
专业书评 From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3 - A unique take on prejudice. The seven-member, peripatetic Worm family is very enthusiastic about its worminess. "Oh, joy! We're Worms!" is their self-affirming mantra, the first two words spelled out with their twisty bodies in Innerst's clever oil paintings. However, wherever they reside, the other families of spineless-but-armed neighbors rebel and throw weird things (valises, toothbrushes) to urge the Worms to move on. Johnston's vocabulary is challenging - "flumped," "jubilate," "regaled" - and she portrays the Worm family as not only proud but also loud, making this strange picture book tough to pigeonhole as a comprehensible lesson for youngsters. Still, there's supplemental value to this nonstory for adults to help kids realize that "each individual is different but compatible,"although the "glorious" bit seems rather much. - John Sigwald, Unger Memorial Library, Plainview, TX
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