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32 pp.
| Farrar |
August, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-374-38440-1$15.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Ard Hoyt.
Worm-lover Winnie Finn inquires whether there's a prize for "best worms" at the Quincy County Fair. There isn't; instead she uses her worm farm to help other contest entrants. The writing is impressively economical for a plot so layered, and the illustrations are lively but not distracting: Hoyt knows that the no-nonsense Winnie doesn't have time for frills. Bib.