Superasticot

We really try to go low-tech with our toddlers- but let's face it, these are crazy years and you just need the "help" sometimes too. These shorts are our go-tos for a little entertainment, and Superworm is top of the list. Great story, beautiful animation, perfect length.

People are commenting on the lack of dialogue but that is our favorite thing about the short! My girls ask great questions, and get drawn in by the expressions. It's gives the viewer to take in more of the context.

All in all, this is really well done and I believe the very best one (just above Room on a Broom). Please watch and enjoy as much as we do :)

Given the excellent track record of magic light with release like the lovely room on the broom and the highway rat, expectations were high for super worm. Whilst the book is good this misses the mark. Matt Smith irritates as the main character (perhaps through no fault of his own) and the characters just don't seem that likeable. Rob Bryson's exceptional talent is wasted in the crow and the whole thing begins to drag as it goes on. It's not a dud by any stretch of the imagine but it disappoints -perhaps thanks to the high standards set by their other productions.

This version of the book brings depth and fun to a great children book. The addition of an additional character means that narration from the book becomes an active part of the story. There are so many lovely little additions in the drawings and events that really embellish the book and give it far more depth.

I love the story, and enjoyed the animation. But it's not on the same level as The Gruffalo's Child and Stickman - they have a more natural, beautifully crafted and tactile feel. This one lacked some of that, and felt too smooth and flat in much of it. Too 'computery'. That said, I've rated it an 8 as I love all of the stories, and original illustrations.

The book is fast paced and great, the kids love it. This short film is too dragged out and slow. It 5 year old and 2 year old aren't too fussed, Gruffalo, Gruffalo's Child, Stickman, and Room on a Broom are delivered much more inkewping with the books.