Reviews

Uncle Wiggily's Story Book by Howard Garis

libraryjen's review

2.0

I read this hoping to find some good material here for my story times at work. No luck. It was written in 1921 and you can really tell how dated it is! Uncle Wiggily is perfect and every little girl or boy he interacts with does exactly as he hopes they will do and every problem is quickly and easily solved. Uncle Wiggily makes the generalization (even states it outright) that all girls are good and only some boys are bad. But, of course, if you treat those boys nicely they will immediately change and become good boys. I know this book has been popular for years, but I just couldn't stand to finish it (I made it 2/3 of the way through and skimmed the rest). Needless to say, I will not be using any of it with my young library patrons.

ekb876's review

4.0

We read this as part of Sonlight's preK curriculum. Occasionally edited some non-politically correct terms throughout the book, or adjusted phrases for my 4 year old son. However, he thoroughly enjoyed the stories and wanted to keep reading and reading. I like the episodic nature of the chapters that can each be read as short stories.

davidpaige's review

3.0

This has been a nighttime staple for the last six weeks or so. There is a lot of humor that tickles young kids.