Ear Worm! by Jo Knowles. Illustrated by Galia Bernstein. unpaged. Candlewick Press, January, 2022. 9781536207835. (Review of finished copy courtesy of publisher.)
Ear worms! We've all gotten them. Sometimes, they are just little snatches of song, others, full versions and some are more enjoyable than others. Ever since reading that Meatloaf died, I've had one of my least favorite songs by him as my ear worm!
Little worm realizes he has a song, "Shimmy shimmy, no-sashay, shimmy, shimmy, no-sashay," stuck in his head. Owl hears him and asks what it is he's singing. When Little Worm answers that it's a song that is stuck in his head, Owl informs him that he has an ear worm.
Little Worm wants to know if Owl put it there, but Owl has one of his own! The two bebop along encountering other animals, each of whom have their own ear worm!
Little Worm is all big-eyed, wiggly adorableness and each of the digitally created creatures have personality and energy as well as an ear worm of their own. Soon, there's a full-on dance party going on! When Little Worm is called home for his nap, he fears he will never know where the song came from.
This is sure to be a story-time favorite. One that invites raucous participation, creativity and the demand, "Again!"
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