A tiger is terrified of worms in this amusing beginning reader from author/illustrator Ryan T. Higgins, creator of the Mother Bruce and Penelope Rex picture book series. Everything he enjoys—flowers, apples, books—might be infested with worms, leading him to abandon each. The worms, in the meantime, are initially frightened of tigers, but come to believe he is leaving them gifts, and decide that what he truly needs are some worm hugs...

A Geisel Award Honor Book, What About Worms!? is the seventh entry in Hyperion's Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! collection, inspired by Mo Willems' own brilliant beginning reader series, Elephant & Piggie. It has Higgins' trademark brand of humor, as Tigger's fear of worms leads him to a course of action that only attracts the lumbricine figures he wishes to avoid. I found the story here amusing, and the accompanying artwork appealingly droll. Recommended to beginning readers who enjoy humorous tales. ( )

Great Elephant and Piggy spinoff. Lots of humor and lots of fun with tiger and the worms! Provides a safe way for early readers to explore anxiety and fear - great lesson about making assumptions. Fun for both kids and parents. ( )

Note: I received an ARC of this book from the publisher at ALA Midwinter 2020. ( )

This book is clever and adorable. I was not sure what to expect from a crossover like this and it did not disappoint. I think young children will have a great deal of fun with this book. ( )

So silly and fun. Being afraid of things you don't know about.