NED’S NEW HOME

Ned is a green worm who loves his apple home…until it starts to rot When the apple-juice rain finally floats his bathtub, he starts to search for another suitable fruit to call home. But a pear is too wobbly, a watermelon is too big and blueberries just roll away. His friends don’t like the taste of his lemon tarts and can’t find Ned in his kiwi home. Ned has plans for a cherry house, but those are abandoned after a bird carries off a cherry—with Ned on top! He escapes just in time and floats down to a tree full of the perfect housing material—apples, of course. Tseng’s debut picture book is full of tongue-in-cheek humor. His watercolors have just the right touch of whimsy—full of humor and expression yet at the same time simple enough for the youngest listeners. Ned is a worm that is sure to be welcomed into children’s homes, no matter what kind of material they might be made of. (Picture book. 3-7)