Reviews for Wainscott Weasel

The average rating for Wainscott Weasel based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-10-23 00:00:00 William Rhinier This book deserves its comparisons to CHARLOTTE'S WEB as it manages to elegantly graft a slyly written social satire onto a daring rescue story worth of John Ford. Wainscott, Long Island is the 21st century, musteline version of Jane Austen's Bath, England, and Seidler deftly delivers a complete universe filled with animals that are driven as much by their natural instincts as they are by their familial responsibilities, hidden desires and social ambitions. Even though this works as a comedic piece, the story presents a great opportunity to talk about heavy issue like death and grieving, class and racial politics, pollution, over-development, and global warming without being heavy handed. As with the best children's literature, this book presents a jumping off point for many deeper conversations.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-02-28 00:00:00 Peter Constance This is a beautiful story. I read this book for the first time as an adult, days after my boyfriend (now husband) broke up with me. At the time I had a hard time expressing how I was feeling about the breakup and this book was incredibly significant in helping me process the feelings of deeply loving someone I couldn't be with, feeling alone even though I had support from those around me, and altogether getting over feeling sorry for myself.