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novelesque_life's review against another edition
4.0
WORM LOVES WORM
Written by J.J. Austrian
Illustrated by Mike Curato
2016, 32 Pages
Genre: picture book, social issues, children's
★★★★
Worm meets worm. Worm falls in love with worm. Next worm and worm want to marry. BUT their friends want to know how they will do their wedding, who will be the groom and the bride, and what they will wear. Worm and worm realize they don't care because love is enough.
Written by J.J. Austrian
Illustrated by Mike Curato
2016, 32 Pages
Genre: picture book, social issues, children's
★★★★
Worm meets worm. Worm falls in love with worm. Next worm and worm want to marry. BUT their friends want to know how they will do their wedding, who will be the groom and the bride, and what they will wear. Worm and worm realize they don't care because love is enough.
crystal_reading's review against another edition
5.0
Hearing about this ahead of time, I was worried that this was overly message driven. It does have a message, but the book is more than that. Also, it's adorable and wonderful. I didn't find it too preachy even though there is a cricket who looks a lot like a minister. ;)
babayagareads's review against another edition
5.0
This is a perfect love story! It takes gender and romantic norms and tosses them right on their heads, which I live for in children's books. I will definitely need to pull this back out come Valentine's Day.
sydnec's review against another edition
4.0
At first I was thinking that this was some gross wedding book (I hate weddings!) but it is actually a really sweet story that sends a simple message! Love is love and it can be whatever you make it.
brambresseleers's review
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
al_cassada's review
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
misscalije's review against another edition
5.0
Cute, simple, and full of bugs! I think this is a great way to introduce how weddings can work, some stuff about gender-fluidity, and a great title in our onward march to seeing humans in these roles on our children’s literature.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not sure I've ever seen a wedding picture book. I'm not really sure who the target audience is for this one. Wedding planning can get crazy. But this book shows it in its seriousness and its silliness. Not sure this would hold up to re-reading. And not sure that sending this to friends planning a wedding would work out the way I'd wish. But pretty good.
sunflowerjess's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Hilarious and adorable, this story handily makes the point that weddings are about the two (or more, shoutout to polyamory) people who love each other and nothing whatever about their gender(s).