Diary of a Worm

#1 New York Times Bestseller

This hilarious picture book from the bestselling, acclaimed author-illustrator team of Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss tells the adventures of a worm through his daily diary entries.

This is the diary of a worm. This worm lives with his parents, plays with his friends, and even goes to school. But unlike you or me, he never has to take a bath, he gets to eat his homework, and because he doesn't have legs, he just can't do the hokey pokey--no matter how hard he tries.

Read the other books in the series: Diary of a Fly and Diary of a Spider

Author: Doreen Cronin
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 08/14/2003
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 10.31h x 7.85w x 0.32d
ISBN: 9780060001506
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 72276 / Diary of a Worm


Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Winner
Award: Monarch Award - Second Place
Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Winner
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Winner
Award: Golden Sower Award - Honor Book
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Winner
Award: Beehive Awards - Winner
Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Third Place
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/21/2003 pg. 194
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2003 pg. 1014
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2003 pg. 55
Booklist 10/01/2003 pg. 326
School Library Journal 10/01/2003 pg. 116
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2003 pg. 728
Time 12/12/2003 pg. 127
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2003 pg. 45
New York Times 11/16/2003 pg. 36
USA Today 12/03/2003 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 36 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 36 - Superior,Well Above Average
School Library Journal 10/01/2004
School Library Journal 06/01/2005 pg. 55

About the Author
Bliss, Harry: -

Harry Bliss is the New York Times bestselling artist of Diary of a Worm, Diary of a Spider, and Diary of a Fly, by Doreen Cronin; A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech; and Which Would You Rather Be? by William Steig. He is also an award-winning, internationally syndicated cartoonist and a cover artist for the New Yorker magazine. He lives in Vermont with his son.Cronin, Doreen: -

Doreen 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. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and their daughters.

Bliss, Harry: -

New York Times bestselling artist Harry Bliss is a cartoonist and cover artist for the New Yorker magazine. 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. His self-titled single panel gag cartoon Bliss appears in newspapers internationally. He lives in New Hampshire. You can visit him online at www.harrybliss.com.