WIlly's Silly Grandma

Willy's Silly Grandma
Cynthia DeFelice Illustrated by Shelly Jackson
Orchard Books, 1997
Pages: 28
Reading level: 9-12
Genre: Picture Book

Willy's Grandma is superstitious, and Willy doesn't believe any of the things that she says. She tells him things like if he sings before breakfast he'll be crying before dinner. Willy tells his dad that grandma is silly, and his dad tells him not to call grandma silly, because when it comes to things that matter, she knows a lot. Willy doesn't believe him, so whenever grandma tells him not to do something, he does it anyway. One day she tells him not to walk at the swamp at night, so something will give him a fright. So Willy goes out to the swamp at night, and this time the bogeyman yells at him. He runs home screaming, but grandma tells him it is just a willow tree and the wind. Because grandma knows the things that matter.

I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone

This book could cause children to think that it is okay to not do the things that their parents and teachers tell them to do, and everything will still be alright. It condones disobedience.

My reaction: I did not like this book

My rating: *