You can visit him online at Cronin, Doreen: -ĭoreen Cronin is the New York Times bestselling author of Diary of a Worm, Diary of a Spider, and Diary of a Fly, as well as Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, a Caldecott Honor Book, and Giggle, Giggle, Quack. His self-titled single panel gag cartoon Bliss appears in newspapers internationally. He is the author and illustrator of Bailey and Luke on the Loose and the illustrator of A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech, Which Would You Rather Be? by William Steig, Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin, and Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamillo.

New York Times bestselling artist Harry Bliss is a cartoonist and cover artist for the New Yorker magazine. This Level 1 I Can Read book is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Mulch finds out? This all-new, original I Can Read story captures the fun of the #1 New York Times bestselling Diary of a Worm picture book series by Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss, and will leave beginning readers wiggling for more Can Worm make sure the class pet returns safe and sound before Mrs. But everything goes wrong when he leaves the lid of Nat's tank open. Worm is thrilled when it's his turn to take care of the class pet, Nat the Gnat. Reading Level: 2.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 Physical Information: 0.4' H x 6.1' W x 9.1' (0.45 lbs) 32 pagesįeatures: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product Series: I Can Read! - Level 1 (Hardcover) Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Insects, Spiders, Etc. He finds it hard to be so small and forgettable, but Mom reminds him that the earth never forgets he’s there.Contributor(s): Cronin, Doreen (Author), Bliss, Harry (Illustrator)īinding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & EditionsĬlick for more in this series: I Can Read! - Level 1 (Hardcover) But he does like that he can always track mud through the house and doesn’t have to bathe. The worm concludes that he dislikes being a worm because he has so much homework and can’t chew gum or have a dog.

He sustains a special friendship with Spider, even though they often compare themselves to each other based on their anatomic differences.

Amid dreams of becoming a Secret Service agent, he gets in trouble at school for eating his homework and at home for telling his sister her face looks just like her rear end. He scares little girls, eats his macaroni art project and engages in a very abbreviated “Hokey Pokey” dance with classmates.

He watches out for the dangers around him, such as fishermen digging for bait and kids playing hopscotch. He burrows in the ground to help the earth breathe and tries, unsuccessfully, to teach his friend, Spider, to do the same. Through short journal entries, a young worm describes his daily life.

Diary of a worm by doreen cronin