description: How to Eat Fried Worms has happily repulsed children since its original publication in 1973. Now youngsters can experience this classic story in a whole new yucky way, by listening to it on audiocassette. Narrator Jay O. Sanders gives extra kick and vitality to this already lively yarn. He throws himself into the role of a 10-year-old boy, facing the most revolting bet of his life. Billy must eat 15 worms in 15 days--but the reward will be worth it: $50 for a shiny new minibike. Luckily, Billy's friends cook up these fat juicy grubs in a variety of appetizing ways--drenched in ketchup and mustard, fried in butter and cornmeal, and the pièce de résistance, a Whizband Worm Delight (an ice-cream worm cake). Sanders derives obvious pleasure from reading (and singing) out loud the hilarious rhymes and childish chants concocted from the mind of the book's author, Thomas Rockwell. "Trout, Salmon, flounder, perch, I'll ride my minibike into church. Dace, tuna, haddock, trout, Wait'll you hear the minister shout." How to Eat Fried Worms is a ghastly gastronomical treat that will dazzle young listeners. (Running time: two hours, two cassettes) --Naomi Gesinger
language: English
title: How to Eat Fried Worms
titlecomplete: How to Eat Fried Worms
genres: Fiction, Juvenile, School, Humor, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Classics, Chapter Books, Childrens, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 47316
series: Billy Forrester
awards: awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Grand Canyon Reader Award, awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Nene Award, awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Iowa Children's Choice Award, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Intermediate, awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Oklahoma Sequoyah Award
publisher: Listening Library (Audio)