Superworm

The Red House Book Award winner. As super as books (and worms) come. Superworm isn’t your typical superhero with massive muscles. Nope: he’s super-skinny. But not weedy at all. When trouble strikes, this brave worm can transform into a life-saving rope. He can even squiggle to the rescue in really tiny spaces! We don’t know what we like more: Julia’s bouncy rhymes or Axel Scheffler’s jolly art. But it’s the super-helpful Superworm that we love best of all.

Winner of the 2014 Red House Younger Children Award

The UK’s top picture book team at their brilliant best

A hilarious rhyme about teamwork and helping others

Kids will love Julia’s rhymes and Axel’s quirky artwork

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Authors

Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson is one of the UK’s best loved authors, known for brilliant picture books like The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.

Awards

Julia has won many major book prizes, including the Smarties and Blue Peter Awards for The Gruffalo, the Blue Peter and Sheffield Children’s Book Prizes for Room on the Broom, the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for The Gruffalo’s Child and the Red House Award for Super Worm. Julia was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.
Axel Scheffler

Axel is the illustrator of The Gruffalo and many other favourite picture books.

Awards

Axel has won many of the major book prizes, including the Smarties and Bluue Peter Awards for The Gruffalo, the Blue Peter and Sheffield Children’s Book Prizes for Room on the Broom, the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for The Gruffalo’s Child and the Red House Award for Super Worm.