Carla Boyce

Archie the Inchworm that Wasn't Carla Boyce

Archie the Inchworm That Wasn't is about a young inchworm, from a small fishing village in Port Elgin, New Brunswick, who discovers that he was much smaller than his inchworm friends. Feeling like an outcast, he ventured out into the world to discover his real identity.

Archie's journey took him across Canada to Alberta where he met his new best friend, Jean-Paul, a blackfly from Quebec, who was heading to the North Pole to deliver their Christmas list. Archie flew with him as Jean-Paul assured him that Santa would solve all his problems.

Santa had no difficulty identifying Archie as the first centimeter worm in all of Canada. This was the first year of the Canadian metric conversion which was a problem for Santa as all the toys were measured in inches. A very proud Archie re-measured all the toys in centimeters and with the help of Santa's elves, saved Christmas....