PICTURE BOOKS
Brendler, Carol

Winnie Finn, Worm Farmer

(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.

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