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Freedman, Deborah

Carl and the Meaning of Life

48 pp. | Viking | April, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-451-47498-8 $17.99
(2) K-3 Earthworm Carl is always moving underground, digesting leaves and "turning hard dirt into fluffy soil." When a field mouse asks him why he does that, Carl suffers an immediate identity crisis and asks other animals if they know his purpose. Freedman's light ending allows readers to deduce an earthworm's role in maintaining ecological balance. Carl's existential woes are illustrated via delicate earth-toned watercolors on expansive, full-bleed double-page spreads.
Reviewer: Julie Danielson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2019

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