Ida is full of expectations when she goes to school on the first day. Who will she sit next to? She doesn’t yet know the other children. And all those new rules seem so unfamiliar. Then a boy is placed next to her – a boy! His name is Faruk and he managed to get lost on his way to school right on the first day …
A subtle and heartfelt story about the rescue of earthworms, entries into homework books and how all of this leads to friendship.
by Antje Damm
- One of the 7 Best Children’s Books (May 2011)
“A special kind of first reader that is very authentic and hits the right note.” – Deutschlandfunk
“A great children’s book about the situation at the start of school.” – Austrian Library Association
“The most beautiful stories emerge from unspectacular memories like the ones Antje Damm has written down.” – Petra Steinberger, Süddeutsche Zeitung
“For me, Earthworm Days by the great Antje Damm is one of the best books for first-time readers.” – Heike Fechter, RavensBuch, Ravensburg
“A small, heart-touching treasure: For first graders (and their worried mothers) there is no better gift, because it is so deliciously reassuring!” – Ursula Abels, Das Band
“Antje Damm has remained true to her line of not creating dream worlds, but rather dealing with themes from the real world of children.” – Uwe Lischper, Gießener Allgemeine
Moritz Verlag | hc | 56 pp | 15 x 21.8 cm | 2011 | 7+
Rights sold: Chinese (simplified), Korean
[original title: Regenwurmtage]