Carl and the Meaning of Life, Deborah Freedman
Carl and the Meaning of Life, Deborah Freedman
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Carl and the Meaning of Life

Author: Deborah Freedman

Narrator: Adam Grupper

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/02/2019


Synopsis

From the often Caldecott-buzzed Deborah Freedman, a sweet and funny story about finding your place in the world. Carl is an earthworm. He spends his days happily tunneling in the soil until a field mouse asks him a simple question that stops him short: "Why?" Carl's quest takes him on an adventure to meet all the animals of the forest, each of whom seems to know exactly what they were put on this earth to do, unlike the curious Carl. But it's not until the world around him has changed that Carl begins to realize everyone, no matter how small, makes a big difference just by being themselves.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on February 19, 2020

Carl is happy making the soil fluffy until one day a mouse asks him why he does that. He doesn’t know why, so he takes a moment and begins to ask people why he does this, who he is. It’s a great book to learn about Who, what, where, when and why. Each animal doesn’t know, but they do their own thing......more

Goodreads review by Shaye on December 02, 2019

An earthworm named Carl is trying to discover why he does what he does. Every day it's the same thing: burrowing, tunneling, digesting, casting, and changing the soil softer. But WHY? In the end, he discovers that every creature has an important job. If he stops what he's doing, everyone suffers. Th......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on April 03, 2019

Picture-book creator Deborah Freedman returns to the form in this seventh title that she has written and illustrated, this time exploring the role of earthworms in the larger ecosystem. Carl is constantly tunneling under the ground, digesting and then casting leaves and dirt, creating a rich fluffy......more

Goodreads review by Rod on July 28, 2019

All hail the mighty earthworm! This picture book does a pretty good job of summarizing in a fraction of the pages the equally well-done The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms. Read this then join me in singing "Circle of Life" at the top of your lungs.......more

Goodreads review by Gina on May 01, 2019

Every creature has a purpose, and what earthworms do is very important. However, I am not sure that giving an earthworm an existential crisis that causes him to neglect his duties, thus wrecking and then repairing the environment all on his own, is the best way of conveying that message.......more