A young worm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world.

Billy isn't one to back down from a bet. But this one is gross: If he eats fifteen worms in fifteen days, Alan will pay him fifty dollars. Billy takes the bet and tries worms smothered in ketchup, drowned in mustard, even breaded and fried. Worm by worm, Billy gets closer to victory. But Alan won't let him win that easily...

Good friends Owly and Wormy are disappointed when their new plant attracts fat, green, bug-like things, instead of butterflies, until a metamorphosis occurs.

"A story about the special relationship between a child and his grandmother and the time they spend looking for worms for the garden"--Title verso page.

Alexander and his new friend, Rip, are worried that the worms the rain has brought out are really the megaworms that Notebook of Doom describes but they soon discover that the night crawlers are trying to warn them about the monster tunnel fish that are threatening Stermont Elementary.

"One day, when the gang goes to the beach, Barry and Pancakes lose Blue's beloved beach ball. They come up with a plan to get it back, but things go way off course. Now, these pals will have to go inside a giant whale's stomach, crash a pool party on an alien spaceship, and survive Duckzilla's gigantic birthday bash if they ever hope to see Blue's beach ball again!"--

A skill-building reader starring Worm finds him taking a turn caring for a class pet gnat that accidentally escapes from its tank.

"One greedy worm has his eye on a very big apple and he doesn't want to share with any of the other hungry bugs. But when a bird starts eyeing the greedy worm, he learns the importance of sharing with friends"--

A hungry chicken (who thinks he s a flamingo) and a quick-thinking worm set off on a madcap adventure and forge an unlikely friendship.

Worm attempts various jobs for his animal friends so that he can buy painting supplies and enter the art contest.