Books for Benjamin

Books for Benjamin by R.G. De Rouen is a Children’s book, published in 2022. It is a fictional story, personifying a worm who has a thirst for reading. This book is a perfect fit for young individuals who will not only get inspired but also learn something new through the story.

The book has also won the Literary Titan Gold Award for the year 2022. With its colorful and fun illustrations by Uliana Barabash, it guarantees to capture the attention of young children and won’t let them get bored at any point in the story.

Book review: Books for Benjamin by R.G. De Rouen

Benjamin, a young worm who has a strange interest in books. Totally different from his parents and siblings or even his friends, Benjamin wants to read as many books as possible. This story is fun and inspirational. It will not only grab your children’s attention but will also inspire them to read and learn more.

Settings ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Benjamin and his worm family lived in the back lot of a grocery store surrounded by rotten food perfect for a warm family. but Benjamin had no interest in those foods, instead, he took more interest in the newspapers the food came wrapped in. In the thirst for reading and finding new books, Benjamin went on a journey that led him to The Library of Congress.

Characters ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Benjamin, the central character of the story, is a very dedicated and driven worm who wants to read as many books as possible and goes to heights to fulfill his desire to read.

Digger, Benjamin’s brother; Winona Wormwood his mother and Ferdinand Wormwood his father, all are a typical family of worms who think reading is not what worms do and worms are only supposed to eat and dig through the “ nice rotten things”.

Whizby, Dotty, and Ginger – a dragonfly, a ladybug, and an ant – are Benjamin’s new-found friends who help him to reach a library to fulfill his desire to read and be surrounded by books.

Miss Nicholas, the librarian, is another friend whom Benjamin meets in the library. When she learned that Benjamin had read all the books in the library and wanted to read more, she took him to The Library of Congress where he never fell short of books to read ever again.

Writing Style ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The story is perfectly written to grab the attention of the young ones. With his easy and simple writing style, with fun and witty lines, the writer ensures to make children enjoy the story and keep them glued to the book.

Illustrations ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The illustrations in the story are vibrant and unique, as the pictures are made in a drawing style, it makes the characters and the story all the more fun and might also inspire your child to try to draw some of them. The pictures also make sure to represent each and every scene of the story on the point, which will definitely make the children come back to the book again and again.

Reasons to add this book to your TBR

R.G. de Rouen’s ‘Books for Benjamin’ is a well-thought-through, knowledge and value-based story, perfect for the young ones. It is a neat and crisp story with great plot development.

This story will not only instill the values of staying focused and dedicated towards one’s goals and striving to achieve them in your children but, it will also give them knowledge about what is the function of The Library of Congress and what is copyright.

Some other morals that this story imparts are, to never get disheartened or demotivated by anyone’s words and to always be friendly with everyone, and help others. The story will also inspire your children to read more. Overall, it is a good choice of reading for children.

About the Author: R.G. de Rouen

R.G. de Rouen is originally from Carmel, California, and has been working for more than 25 years as an elementary teacher in international schools throughout the world. He is a graduate of the Children’s Writer’s Institute in Connecticut and enjoys teaching creative writing skills to his students. Like Benjamin, R. G. de Rouen can’t live without books.