Strengths
Environmental knowledge, patience, practical teaching, steadiness, care, and dependable work.
Meet the Critters
Tim Earthworm
The Gentle Nature Expert
Tim understands soil, streams, growing things, and the kind of change that takes time. He is patient, practical, and quietly funny. Because he does not rush to speak, louder bugs can miss what he knows — so his strongest stories give his calm voice the room and respect it deserves.
A distinct Bugville viewpoint
Each profile preserves character identity rather than flattening a friend into a single lesson.
Growing edge
Tim is growing from a gentle observer into a gentle leader who speaks clearly when nature, fairness, or the community needs him.
Family
Tim lives at Mushroom House with Mom Earthworm and Dad Earthworm. His family operates and stewards Garden Box Farms for its owners, Mayor Boll Weevil and Mom Ladybug.
Friendships
Tim gives the ensemble grounded knowledge and time to think. Buster brings questions, Lass organizes action, and Dag learns to slow down beside him.
Visual motif
Root paths, soil layers, growth rings, stream curves, and patient repeating marks.
“The strongest roots grow in kindness.”
Stories with Tim
A route-scoped shelf for this character.
New6-9
The Cracked Cookie Code
Snack time at B. Havior School is interrupted when the cookies are found mysteriously half-eaten, with strange bite marks and puzzling letters left…
New3-5
Twelve Dresses, One Star
Lass Ladybug loves trying on dresses, dreaming big, feeling silly, stomping mad, and soaring through the sky. In this sweet and confidence-building…
New3-5
Pirates Stole My Booty
When Buster Bee falls asleep after a pirate movie, his imagination sets sail! Suddenly, he is Sir Buster Hawkins, Captain Extraordinaire, leading…
New3-5
Twelve Dreams, One Dreamer
Buster Bee dreams of pitching, batting, sailing, building, biking, skating, and soaring higher than ever. But dreams don’t always go perfectly.…
New3-5
Buster Feels Sad and Mad and Happy
Buster Bee is brave, fast, silly, snack-loving, and full of feelings. Sometimes he feels happy like sunshine. Sometimes he feels sad with droopy…
New4-8
Buster Bee’s Big Farm Adventure
Buster Bee and Sarah Silkworm are off to Garden Box Farms for a school project, and their friend Tim Earthworm is ready to show them around. From…
New3-5
Sarah Gets Angry
Sarah Silkworm and Lass Ladybug are bug-best friends. They ride, laugh, play, and get silly together—until one afternoon when Sarah wants to play…
New3-5
Goodnight, Bugville
As the sun grows sleepy over Bugville, Buster Bee, Lass Ladybug, Barry Beetle, Cat Caterpillar, Sarah Silkworm, Tim Earthworm, Beauty Butterfly, and…
New3-5
Buster Explores the Sea
Buster Bee and Lass Ladybug have big dreams, and today those dreams set sail aboard the S.S. Bug! With Captain Barry at the helm and First Mate Cat…
New3-5
Outside in the Snow with Buster and Friends
It’s snowing in Bugville, and everyone is ready to play! Lass twirls, Buster sleds, Barry stomps through the snow, and Cat and Sarah roll snowballs.…
New3-5
Buster’s Back to the Sea Counting Expedition
Buster Bee and Lass Ladybug are back aboard the S.S. Bug for a brand-new trip to Counting Cove. This time, the sea friends keep coming—crabs,…
New3-6
Cat’s Pocketful of Words
At the Bugville Post Office, Cat and Buster have an important postcard to complete. Cat knows what she wants to contribute, but she needs enough…