HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS
by Thomas Rockwell
Illustrated by Emily McCully
Dell, 1973
Category: Elementary/Middle-grade fiction
A boy named Billy makes a bet with his friend Alan that he will EAT fifteen worms in fifteen days for fifty bucks. With this hysterical premise, Thomas Rockwell (son of Norman, by the way) creates a story that screams to be read out loud. I love books that bridge the age and gender gaps in our house … girls, boys, kids and adults were giggling, giggling, giggling.
Have any of you seen the new movie adaptation? I’d love to hear what you thought. The kids are keen to see it, but I am not sure. The book is soooooo good.