Lucinda’s Wormy Journey
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Ferdie the earthworm rolled over and said to his friend, “Hi there, Squirmy. Is that you? I hardly recognized you! You’ve lost your beautiful wormy look, you know. You’re usually kind of slimy and wet—all slithery and sleek. What happened?”
Squirmy answered in a sad voice, “I know, Ferdie. I’m all dried up and lazy. I can hardly move against this dry ground. It hasn’t rained in so very long I even gave away my umbrella. My skin hurts too. What are we going to do?”
“You know, Ferdie, you don’t look so good either. You’re not shiny and glistening when the sun shines on you like you used to be. Look around—all of us look like prunes! Not the good looking wiggly bunch we were when we won last year’s Best Looking Worms on the Block contest.”
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About the Book
Ferdie and Squirmy are a little out of sorts. For worms, their skin is dried up, and they’re feeling lazy. It’s been awhile since they’ve seen rain, and their bodies are suffering. The two friends think they should look for a fresh mud hole. Their pal, Birdie, agrees. But the worms have little sense of direction, and GPS isn’t exactly available for the trio of would-be adventurers.
Lucinda the butterfly hears their plight and offers to help them on their quest. This little band of earthworms follows the magical butterfly on an interesting, and often-times challenging, journey to find a new home.
In this picture book for children, Ferdie, Squirmy, and Birdie learn to solve problems, work as a team, and achieve success all while enjoying a grand adventure.
About the Author
Valerie J. Ryan is retired from her 25+ year career in the pharmaceutical industry. Most recently, she worked for seventeen years in global market research at Pfizer.
Ryan loves to travel, and she has always loved children. Her work experience with them includes Sunday School teacher, kindergarten assistant and pre-school teacher.
Originally from Mount Vernon, New York, Valerie currently resides in Jackson, New Jersey with her cat, Penny. This is Ryan’s first book.
This is Arlene Carmody’s first adventure as a children’s book illustrator. She loves to paint, draw, sculpt, and garden in her spare time. She also loves living in her little cottage on the Jersey shore with her little dog Buddy Buttonchops.