LOWLY WORM SAVES CHRISTMAS!

LOWLY WORM SAVES CHRISTMAS by Richard Scarry

This is BOOK 2 of my daughter Lauren's picks from the bookstore close to where she attends college.

We are huge Richard Scarry fans in this house. I grew up on Lowly Worm, Huckle, and the other great characters, and as soon as they were ready, I introduced my kids to his fantastic work. How fun that this year one of the stories he published in Family Circle magazine's December 1973 issue was revamped a bit and published in book form! As soon as my kids saw it in the new Christmas book pile, it was snatched out and passed around. It traveled with me to a basketball game to read where I handed it to my mother (the one who introduced me to Richard Scarry) for her to enjoy. It wasn't long before I heard her chuckling at Lowly's antics!

For those of you who have kiddos that love Richard Scarry, what do you think my kids' first question was (after they knew that Lowly and Huckle were in the book)? Is Gold Bug in the story? The answer is YES, HE IS! Every two page spread has Gold Bug hidden in it somewhere. That was an automatic win! On to the story itself!

It's close to Christmas, and Lowly receives a mysterious call. Santa Bear's elves are sick, and they can't get the toys ready in time. Would Lowly please come to the North Pole and help out? Of course! Lowly is always willing to be a helper, but along the way he has his usual hilarious mishaps that make Lowly so endearing to his readers. One mishap in general is guaranteed to cause some laugh-out-loud moments! Tons of fun!