Earl & Worm #1: The Bad Idea and Other Stories
  • Published: 24 June 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593649664
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 72
  • RRP: $17.99

Earl & Worm #1: The Bad Idea and Other Stories

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This giggle-inducing early reader kicks off a brand-new series featuring two unlikely friends, for fans of Frog and Toad, from beloved Geisel Award-winning author of The Watermelon Seed.

This giggle-inducing early reader kicks off a brand-new series featuring two unlikely friends, for fans of Frog and Toad, from beloved Geisel Award-winning author of The Watermelon Seed.

Earl and Worm have been friends for a very, very long time, but their friendship had a rocky start. Earl is a happy go-lucky bird who plays saxophone to his plants because they love music in the morning. His neighbor Worm, on the other hand...well, Worm is the exact opposite. She would rather read in silence.

How will these very different neighbors become the very best of friends? With some sweet lemonade, the right shade of paint, and an unfinished poem, and most of all, sharing a little bit about themselves.

Award-winning creator Greg Pizzoli delivers three funny stories that will have kids hooting along soon after they've outgrown Elephant and Piggie.
  • Published: 24 June 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593649664
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 72
  • RRP: $17.99
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About the author

Greg Pizzoli

Greg Pizzoli is the creator of the Baloney and Friends graphic novel series, as well as the author and illustrator of the award-winning picture books The Watermelon Seed, Good Night Owl, and The Book Hog. He also writes nonfiction for kids, including the New York Times Best Illustrated title Tricky Vic, and he is the illustrator of the Jack series by Mac Barnett. Greg Pizzoli works in a studio he shares with his wife, Kay Healy, who is a printmaker and fiber artist. They live in South Philadelphia with their two daughters, dog, and cats.

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Praise for Earl & Worm #1: The Bad Idea and Other Stories

Praise for The Watermelon Seed:

* "[A]n expert debut."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "Children will love this hilarious book."—School Library Journal, starred review

Praise for Hi, Jack! by Mac Barnett and Greg Pizzoli

* "Pizzoli's scruffy-edged, emotive cartoons are just as funny, and he carries the comedy into drawing lessons and closing endpapers."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

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