Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends,written and illustrated by Kaz Windness, is an entertaining and informativestory for beginning readers in the popular graphics style.

Whata happy way to learn some very basic details about two of nature’s creatures asthey compare and contrast their lives. Worm eats dirt: caterpillar eats leaves.Worm crawls on his belly; Caterpillar has legs. But both of them fear hungrybirds!

Andin the process of learning about each other, these two face a real challenge totheir friendship when Caterpillar undergoes metamorphosis. Is that change goingto be one difference too many? “Can we still be friends?” asks Worm. “Yes, bestfriends,” answers Butterfly.

Windnessoffers an introduction to graphic format and provides simple information abouthow to recognize speech and thought bubbles with a reminder to read each pageleft to right and top to bottom. Short sentences, basic vocabulary, and brighteye-catching visuals make for an altogether fun read.

Windnessalso provides additional enrichment with pages illustrating the life cycle of aworm and a butterfly along with simple step-by-step instructions on how to drawboth.

ThisTheodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book would be a charming introduction to a naturestudy of these two creatures. It would be equally useful as a resource for adiscussion of friendships as it conveys the value of recognizing andcelebrating both our differences and similarities.

Recommendedfor home and school libraries.