Worm on the Job - by Maureen Fergus (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Size isn't everything. Especially when it comes to Worm, who's willing to stretch his limits to get the job done!

Worm loves being a librarian but has decided it's time for a new job. He considers many options - lifeguard, deep-sea fisherman, window washer - but none of them quite fits his, um, skill set. Until he comes across a posting looking for a courageous security guard to keep a thief from stealing the Invention Convention's exhibits during the night. It sounds like the perfect job for him! Unfortunately, the hiring manager doesn't agree. Worm is too small! Also, he's a worm. Can Worm convince the manager he's got what it takes? And, if he does get hired, will he really be able to capture the dastardly thief?

Award-winning author Maureen Fergus's story about the loveable, winsome Worm is just the right kind of absurd to tickle the funny bones of young children everywhere. With his outsized self-confidence and can-do spirit, Worm is sure to steal their hearts as well. Some facts about worms are introduced right into the story, such as when Worm sells himself to the manager by asking, "Can you survive being cut in half, eat your own weight in soil every day and turn kitchen scraps into valuable fertilizer?" Award-winning illustrator Paul G. Hammond's artwork is packed with loads of clever details (and hilarious inventions!) and manages to make Worm the star of every page, even as he's interacting with the much larger creatures in the human world. This is a great story for character education lessons on optimism and perseverance.

About the Author

Maureen Fergus has written dozens of books for kids of all ages. She has three kids and at various times has been the pet mom of dogs, hedgehogs, fish, rats (!) and bunnies. She graduated with science and business degrees, taught college and worked in the aerospace, biopharmaceutical and financial services industries before finally discovering her love of writing, six weeks after her first baby was born. Maureen's books have been translated into many languages, optioned for television, adapted for stage and shortlisted for such prestigious awards as the Sunshine State Young Readers Award, the Canadian Children's Book Centre Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award. Her novels include The Fractured Kingdom romantasy trilogy and Ortega, which won the McNally Book for Young People award. Mad About Meatloaf, the first book in her graphic novel series starring Weenie the wiener dog, won the Joan Betty Stuchner --- Oy Vey! --- Funniest Children's Book Award. Maureen's picture books include the critically acclaimed Buddy and Earl series, The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold, The Reptile Club and The Day My Mom Came to Kindergarten, a Blue Spruce winner. More information about Maureen can be found on her website www.maureenfergus.com.
Paul G. Hammond is an award-winning illustrator working from his house in the woods of Halifax, Nova Scotia.