A wonderful story of a little girl asking her mom if she would still love her if she was a worm, and more! The pictures are engaging and the rhymes are melodic, which makes this a highly enjoyable read.

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I am super surprised with how fun this book is! It takes the viral meme "would you still love me if I was a worm?" and transforms it into a wonderful story of love and parental relationships. The writing is fun and catchy and the illustrations are super well done. This would make a really great read-aloud or bedtime story for many readers!

Would You Still Love Me If I Was A Worm? is a sweet story about a child seeking reassurance and a mother who would love them no matter what. The book is full of bright, eye-catching illustrations that are sure to captivate little ones. The illustrations are paired with silly, rhyming prose that will get a chuckle out of kids and adults alike. The best part of this, though, is the message. Your outsides aren’t what make you lovable, neither are they what make you, you.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the free ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This is a wonderful read aloud for parents or relatives to share with their young children. The world needs more humorous picture books like this to remind young ones of their deep love. The rhymes and illustrations complement each other perfectly to convey this loving message.

Wow, I loved this story so much. This would have been a perfect book to read at bedtime when my kiddos were younger.
From a Library perspective, I might see myself reading this for like a love theme or silly theme storytime. The rhyming pattern was especially great in this book. This is one I can see getting a high amount of circulations and the kids really enjoying.
The illustrations were very fun and vibrant!

5 stars!

I really loved this one! It’s so colorful and fun to look at, and the story is really easy to follow. There isn’t a ton of text, which makes it perfect for younger readers who are just getting started with books or for a quick read-aloud.

The story is also just so cute. I loved the idea behind it and the way it plays with all these silly “what if I was…” questions. It has such a sweet message about love and acceptance without making it feel like it’s trying too hard to teach a lesson.

And honestly, all the colors make the whole thing feel a little like a fever dream in the best way! Every page is so bright and fun that I think kids will have a great time looking through it.

Such a cute, colorful, easy-to-read book. Definitely a 5 stars from me!

Thank you to NetGalley and Tiger Tales for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest review. In this book, a daughter asks her mom all kinds of “Would you still love me if…” questions, and honestly, they sound like random questions I sometimes throw at my husband lol. Cooper’s bright and creative illustrations bring the story to life, and make it a cute reminder of unconditional love.

What a sweet book about a mother who would love her little girl no matter what she was. Even if she was a worm!
A wonderful book to read with your child to let them know the are loved so much because they are yours!
Adorable pictures. I loved the little girl, she was so cute in her pigtails and glasses. :)

So cute! The little girl wants to know if her mother would love her if she were a worm and the mother replies of course she would. Then the little girl proceeds to ask if her mother would love if she were (various other creatures) and describes gross things she could do as those but Mom reassures her that she would certainly love her like that too,

This book would be comforting for young children.

This has got to be one of the most adorable children's books I have reviewed this year. I love how each scenario, the worm/cheese/goop all look just like the little girl asking her mom if she would still love her. And the mom gives the perfect responses each time. The colors pop and the rhyming is great. Definitely ordering for my library!

As a member of Gen Z, I understand the importance of the question: "Would you still love me if I was a worm?" So when I saw that there was a children's book that poses this very question I was super excited. This book follows a young girl asking her mom questions such as: would you still love me if I was a worm, would you still love me if I was a troll, would you still love me if I was a fungi, etc. The mom replies each time with what she loves about each of these "gross" things and assures her daughter that she would love her no matter who or what she was. The illustrations feature bright colors that catch the eye but aren't overstimulating. It is also a really cute touch that each of the creatures still features the young girl's signature pink glasses. This book is not too wordy and I could see it being a great book to use for a read aloud, especially around Valentine's Day but could work for any time of year. Overall, I highly recommend this book and am really grateful to NetGalley for an early preview of it!

Thank you, NetGalley, for this ARC! A very sweet book with goofy, cool illustrations with bright colors! I laughed out loud when the next word that would rhyme was going to be "poop," but that there was there was a page that said "STOP!" before that. As a grammar nerd, though, I would have preferred if the title were "Would You Still Love Me if I Were a Worm?"

To be honest I was hoping this book would be all about worms. Instead it’s one of those “why I love you” type books that we see a lot of on board book shelves. Thank being said, I what I really liked about this one that makes it stand out from other books of this type is the creepy/“unlovable” content (trolls, ghosts, aye-ayes) as well as the illustrations. I love how each page is clearly the little girl transformed into the item (her little red pigtails on every transformation, I love it).

I will likely be adding this one to our home library.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

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When my 3-year-old was asked what he thought of the book, he said "This book was nice."
This was fun story about a little girl who was asking her mom different circumstances and if she'd still love her. I liked how the mom reassured her every time, which is something kids need, especially in regards to being loved no matter what they do or who they are. The pictures were pretty and the prose rhymed while still being fun.
No language. No spice, obviously.

Would You Still Love Me If I Was a Worm? is the perfect picture book for parents to share with their children. Written in an engaging call-and-response format, the story follows a child asking whimsical questions while a parent offers reassuring answers. It is quirky, warm, and delightfully written in rhyme. Paired with bright, lively illustrations, this charming book makes for a memorable and fun storytime read.

The Worm With Glasses Did, In Fact, Deliver

Thank you to NetGalley and Tiger Tales for providing an advance reading copy.

⭐️ 5/5 | 🎨 Illustrations: 5/5

Would You Still Love Me If I Was a Worm? is exactly the kind of repetitive preschool book that could have become annoying very quickly—and instead, it completely worked for me.

The premise is simple: a child keeps asking increasingly ridiculous versions of “Would you still love me if…?” and the parent keeps providing the same dependable reassurance.

What makes it work is that the questions keep getting weirder. 😂

The predictable answer gives the book its emotional security, while the escalating absurdity keeps the repetition funny rather than monotonous. Worms, trolls, ghosts, gross things, ridiculous things—it understands preschool humor extremely well.

There’s also a perfectly timed interruption of the established pattern that made me laugh because by that point, even the parent has apparently reached the limits of hypothetical nonsense. 😂 It gives the repeated structure exactly the comedic break it needs before returning to the sweeter emotional core.

And that emotional core is what pushed this to five stars for me. Beneath all the silliness, the book gives children a very simple, very clear message: your grown-up’s love is not dependent on you being cute, convenient, sensible, or anything other than yourself.

The illustrations are equally strong. The colors are EPIC—bright, bold, extremely pink, and cohesive throughout. Each increasingly ridiculous scenario gets enough visual personality that the artwork helps keep the repeated structure fresh instead of making every spread feel like the same joke again.

This is goofy reassurance done really well.

Who Should Read?
Preschool and younger elementary kids who love silly hypothetical questions, gross-out humor, bright illustrations, and repetitive read-alouds—and grown-ups who want an unconditional-love story that communicates reassurance without becoming overly sentimental.

Is this silly and over-the-top? Yes, but I've had real conversations like this. And such a warm lesson-- I'd love you no matter what, even against the silliest thing you can imagine!
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

A very cute little story told in rhyme about a parent's love for their child. The artwork is super cute, and the story is easy to follow. The child is wondering if their parents will love them as all sorts of questionable "things" from worms to slimy cheese. And through it all, the message is clear that a parent will love you no matter what, which is a reassuring message for children especially when they may be having trouble believing that they are loveable.

I also appreciated that the book had an ending and that the parent was the one to stop the questioning and provide a final answer to the age old question of "will you still love me if I was a worm."

Fun read for story time or bedtime. Read aloud for sure.

Very cute and sweet, but still a bit silly. I think kids will like it because of the silliness and adults week like the sweet message.

This book was adorable. My daughter was drawn in by the worm on the cover. As a mom all of these answer are completely accurate.

A worm, a ghost, moldy cheese, an aye-aye—would you still love your child if they became any of these? Meghan Sullivan turns the wonderfully absurd title question into a playful, reassuring story about unconditional love.

A bespectacled child with pigtails imagines becoming one strange or delightfully gross thing after another, while her mother lovingly answers each question. The rhyming back-and-forth makes the book fun to read aloud, and Ludi Copper’s adorable, cohesive illustrations carry the child’s familiar look into every new transformation.

The message that children are loved through every change, odd phase, and mistake is one we’ve heard in picture books before, but it never gets old. Every child deserves that reassurance, and this is a sweet, giggle-inducing way to share it.

Pair it with classics like I Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt, illustrated by Cyd Moore, or I’d Know You Anywhere, My Love by Nancy Tillman for a bedtime storytime full of silliness and comfort.

Thank you to NetGalley and Publisher Spotlight (Tiger Tales) for providing an advance reader copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

This is a fabulous book about how a Mom will love her daughter, even if she turns slimey or sticky, into a ghost or a troll. The rhymes are fun and well executed, the illustrations are very colorful and funny, and I really enjoyed the message and delivery. We will definitely add this to our picture book collection.