By J.J. Austrian
Two worms in love decide to get married, and cheerfully sort out a wedding that doesn't quite fit the usual rules.
Worm loves Worm, so they decide to get married. All their friends pitch in with opinions: Cricket will officiate, Beetle insists on being Best Beetle, the Bees want to be bridesmaids. But every tradition trips over the fact that worms have no fingers for rings, don't dance so much as wiggle, and, wait, which one's the bride and which is the groom? The worms just shrug and decide they'll both be both. Half a dress and half a tux each, and they get married, because that's what you do when Worm loves Worm.
On the surface it's a funny book about a wedding with too many opinions, and a young child will laugh at bees in tiny outfits and worms who can't wear rings. Underneath, it makes its point without a single heavy sentence: the rules bend, the love doesn't, and two worms who love each other simply get married. Mike Curato's bright, round illustrations keep the whole thing light and joyful.