The Worm Family Has Its Picture Taken

Written by Jennifer Frank · Illustrated by David Ezra Stein

Can a worm family take the perfect portrait without smiles or hair?

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40 pages· AD550L

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Bookroo's summary

Emma the worm is eager for her family's portrait day, but worries arise when she sees her friends' dazzling smiles and hair. Determined to fit in, she dresses her family in wigs and fake teeth. Yet, it's only when they shed the costumes that they discover their unique charm. Can Emma embrace her family's true, wriggly nature?

From the publisher

Worms don’t take good family photos, do they? Find out in this hilarious picture book from a Caldecott Honor illustrator and debut author about a young worm who comes to appreciate her very unusual family for who they are.

Emma is excited for her worm family to have their portrait taken. But when she sees her other friends’ portraits, she gets discouraged. We had the most beautiful smiles, Ellie the Chipmunk squeals. Abigail the Cat meows, I looked gorgeous with my big poufy hair. The worm family doesn’t have teeth…how will they show their beautiful smiles? They don’t have hair either…how can it look big and poufy?! So Emma gathers wigs, giant fake teeth, and colorful clothing for her parents and sisters. But it’s only after taking off their costumes that the worm family is able to wriggle and squiggle and squeeze into a delightful pose that only a worm family can make. And Emma? She thinks it’s perfectly perfect.

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