Uncle Wiggily's Picture Book

Uncle Wiggily Longears has been a fixture of American children's literature since 1910, and for good reason — Howard Roger Garis's cheerful bunny gentleman has a gentle resourcefulness and an instinct for helping others that holds up across generations. This illustrated collection, reprinted in 1989, brings six full-color plates and a set of small adventures well suited to reading aloud with toddlers and early readers. The values on offer are simple and entirely wholesome: kindness, helpfulness, and cheerful perseverance. The honest caveat is that the writing style shows its age and may feel slow to children raised on more kinetic modern picture books. This edition is also not well-documented, so details about its specific contents are hard to verify. A charming read-aloud choice for families who appreciate classic American children's literature.