Kevin McCloskey, an illustration professor at Kutztown University, released his new children’s book, “We Dig Worms!” which debuted April 14.
In the book, he gives special thanks to his wife, Mama Pat, as she is known at the Kutztown Community Library, who asked for a fun worm book to read at the library.
“It is a rather handsome book, since it is designed by Francoise Mouly, art editor of the New Yorker,” McCloskey told The Patriot. “Ms. Mouly is also the publisher of Toon Books.”
“We Dig Worms!” was illustrated on recycled paper bags because, as McCloskey notes in his book, he also believes in recycling. The book teaches about what worms do in the garden and what they look like on the inside, teaching science in a fun way.
Local presentations coming up include the KU Children’s Literature Conference on April 18 and an author visit event at Kutztown Middle School on April 30. He will be giving an author visit presentation with author Lisa Schnell, Kutztown, and her new book “High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs” on May 2 at 1 p.m. at Firefly Bookstore, Kutztown, which is open to the public.
He will also bring his book to Earth Day events in Washington, D.C. and do two presentations this spring in San Francisco, Calif.
According to http://www.toon-books.com/we-dig-worms.html, readers “giggle and learn with a book that’s as informative as it is silly!” teaching what worms do all day, how they see and why they are so cold and squishy… McCloskey’s book even shows readers what’s happening inside a worm’s body- brain, crop, gizzard, and more. The book takes young readers from “ew!” to “wow!” as they learn about the different ways worms work hard to help the earth. Kids may pick up many of the life science lessons contained here on their first read, but they’ll return to We Dig Worms! again and again to rediscover its story.”
