Worms, Snails, and Slugs – Revised
Children are interested in the types of creatures they see on the sidewalks, such as worms. Have a storytime about these animals. For an art project, make one of these: Worm Crafts and Learning Activities for Children.
Akesson, Karin. The Rainbow Snail. In this thoughtful story on colors, a snail shows how color makes you feel.
Bright, Rachel. Snail In Space. Gail the snail travels to outer space.
Brown-Wood, JaNay. Here Are the Seeds. In this cumulative tale, two children plant seeds and see them germinate.
Colandro, Lucille. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Worm! Earth Day is the focus of this variation on the song “There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly.”
Donaldson, Julia. Superworm. Superworm’s friends try to free him from the Lizard Wizard.
Frank, Jennifer. The Worm Family Has Its Picture Taken. Emma asks her worm family members to dress up for their photo.
Higgins, Ryan T. What About Worms? Can Tiger get over his fear of worms?
Knowles, Johanna. Ear Worm! A worm cannot get a song out of his head.
Kugler, Tina. Snail & Worm All Day. Friends Snail and Worm escape from a spooky cave.
Kuipers, Alice. Violet and Victor Write the Best-Ever Bookworm Book. Siblings collaborate on a book about bookworms.
Mabbitt, Will. I Can Only Draw Worms. The audience can help count from one to ten in this funny book featuring worms.
Neal, Christopher Silas. I Won’t Eat That. In this cumulative tale, a cat wants to find something good to eat.
Newman, Jeff. The Greedy Worm. In this nearly wordless story, a worm doesn’t want to share an apple with the other bugs.
Roman, Jose Carlos. Great Big Animal Race. Snail doesn’t want to join the annual race because he knows he will come in last.
Subisak, Tracy. Sorry, Snail. A little girl insults a snail, but later learns the importance of apologizing.
Wellerdiek, Jule. Worm’s Lost and Found. Can Seal help Worm find his lost hat?
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Penny Peck, San Jose State University iSchool