Cornelius The Earthworm, is a book that asks life's big questions, but from a worm's perspective: Why are we here?  Why do bad things happen to good worms? And what or who is God?  It's a book that recognizes that in spite of there being different belief systems, everyone can still get along if they choose to.

Allan Avidano is a Staten Island artist and writer who loves exploring the island's cultural diversity, nature, and history.  Cornelius The Earthworm is his second children's book set on Staten Island.

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