This image is the cover for the book Night of the Living Worms, Speed Bump & Slingshot Misadventures

Night of the Living Worms, Speed Bump & Slingshot Misadventures

What's a bird to do when his sibling is a big-time celebrity? It's a question Speed Bump has to deal with every single morning, because his brother happens to be the one and only Early Bird. You know, THE Early Bird, who ALWAYS gets the worm! Unfortunately, Speed Bump is a sleepy little bird with a big head and tiny wings who's worried he'll never live up to his brother. But he has a great buddy, the ever-hungry Slingshot, who knows how to lift his spirits. Together, they end up on an adventure deep in the nighttime forest, where they're forced to confront something more terrifying—and slimier—than they've ever imagined. It could all go horribly wrong . . . or it could just change Speed Bump's luck for good.

Dave Coverly

Dave Coverly is an internationally syndicated cartoonist whose Speed Bump cartoons appear in more than 400 newspapers, including The Washington Post, The Detroit Free Press, and Parade. He is the illustrator of Sue MacDonald Had a Book and The Very Inappropriate Word, which was named a New York Times Editor's Choice and a Bank Street College Best Book. Winner of the prestigious Reuben Award for Best Cartoonist, Dave lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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