A small boy is SO bored at a dinner with the executives from his
father's company, he thinks he might just die of boredom! So he's happy
to help when his father asks him to bring in the salads from the
kitchen. However, when the boy looks at the beautifully prepared shrimp
salads laid out to be served to the guests, he gets a strange idea. "I'm
not sure why, but looking at the salads, I suddenly thought of worms,"
he explains. "The worms I use for fishing bait that I keep in the
fridge, way at the back, behind the yogurt." And just like that, the boy
has found a way to turn the boring dinner party into anything but!
Author Bernard Friot has written a hilarious picture book tale of a
small boy's mischief, with a sly take on what it wreaks in the world of
the grown-ups. Illustrations by Aurélie Guillerey add to the delight,
with humorous touches and marvelous details, including the shocked
expressions of both the guests and the worms as they eye each other.
This book would make a popular read-aloud that is sure to evoke lots of
"ew!" responses from small children, along with peals of laughter. The
book also offers terrific insights into social behavior, in how the
adults each respond when they realize what they've been served. This
could spark a fun and funny classroom discussion about what children
might do if they were in a similar uncomfortable situation.
