Kirjahaku

Looper's World: The Adventures of Looper Inchworm tells the story of a little green inchworm who spends all his time, every day, carefully finding and measuring the oldest leaves on his home plant, and eating them. He's a happy inchworm -- or so he thinks....One day, Looper meets a bright yellow and black caterpillar, Cattywumpus, who is excited about flowers instead of leaves -- especially fragrant ones, and roses best of all. But Catty has trouble convincing Looper to even look at a flower. The caterpillar is determined to follow his nose, and convinces the inchworm to come and see a bright red rose in the distance. An adventure begins that changes the two friends forever

Inchworm, Inchworm: For those of us who grew up in the 50's and 60's, "The Inchworm Song" holds a special place in our hearts. Who can forget the touching scene as Danny Kaye -- starring on film as Hans Christian Anderson, the kindly story-teller -- sings a sweet melody to a group of little children. Hans shows the children a tiny inchworm, as it inches along the leaves of a marigold flower, measuring them all day long. He asks the inchworm in song, "Do you ever stop and see how beautiful they are?" I always felt like the song captured the essence of society's failings in the 20th century - we were experimenting with socialism, trying to create freedom for all, but we felt like we had failed. Instead, it seemed as though most people were forgetting that the beauty of nature and her children are the only good reasons for working and building. Instead, tyrannical forms of socialism had emerged, turning people into soul-less, numbered robots. People needed reminders that they were still a part of the beauty of nature, still important and infinitely valuable.I always knew there had to be an "Inchworm Story" behind the song, and I searched for it over the years, wanting to read it to my own children. Finally, I realized that the only such story was the one that inhabited my own dreams. If I wanted an Inchworm Storybook for my children, I would need to do it myself, like the proverbial "Little Red Hen." I created my own version, and now I am sharing it with you It's a fun story about a little green inchworm who loves his predictable life, until he meets a caterpillar one fine day. Cattywumpus Caterpillar takes him on an adventure that turns his simple world upside-down I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing and illustrating it Nancy