Worm isn’t “just a worm,” no matter what anyone says. Worm is special! Right? Worm sets out across the garden to prove it, interviewing one garden inhabitant after another. Butterfly seems to have all kinds of important qualities—as does Snail, Dragonfly, Lady Bug, and Spider. But what can Worm do? What makes Worm special? Maybe Worm is just a worm after all . . . and what’s so bad about that! This STEAM-themed picture book explores the many wonderful and unique ways in which Worm and friends contribute to the garden and work together to make it grow. The story celebrates differences and highlights the importance of interdependence, and how that’s necessary for a stable, collaborative, and healthy environment. Using the ancient craft of quilling, Marie Boyd meticulously created each illustration out of strips of colored paper that she shaped, layered, and glued to produce a lush three-dimensional world. Just a Worm is a great book for classrooms where the concepts of nature and the natural world are introduced, as well as social tools such as collaboration and empathy. Includes a fun quilling craft for young readers, facts about earthworms, a glossary, and a special message to readers from Worm.