These hilarious invertebrates may not have backbones, but they will tickle your funny bones s they discover that being small can mean big laughs. Combining deceptively simple art with clever wordplay, Snail and Worm-told in three comical, episodic shorts and ranging in topic from adventuring to having pets-will have both girls and boys delighting in the friends’ silly antics, making it a perfect book for readers transitioning between picture books and chapter books. AGES: 6-9 AUTHOR: Author-illustrator Tina Kugler lives in the Los Angeles area with her artist husband, three sons, and an enormous hairy dog named Harryhausen. When she is not making picture books, she can be found trying to befriend snails and worms in her backyard. REVIEWS: Snail and Worm’s direct, simplified dialogue is perfect for beginning readers, and their unabashed dopiness-equally evident in their conversations and in Kugler’s mixed-media cartoons-delivers a steady stream of laughs. Publisher’s Weekly Spring ‘16