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whatsthestorywishbone's review
3.0
1950’s Newbery award winner and I read somewhere it beat out Charlottes Web??!! This book is written for very young kids (Reid is probably in the perfect age group at six). It’s style reminded me of a Beverly Cleary series but was neither as engaging or as cohesive. I personally found it long winded and slow with lots of side stories and flash backs that had zero relevance. And predictable...knew exactly what had happened to Ginger Pie as soon as they introduced the villain. The author does create good images and Reid enjoyed it although I am not sure it was his favorite either. The wrap up (we listened to it so this was the last 30 minutes of the book) was completely unnecessary and just repetitively told us how happy everyone was. It was not worthy of any awards in my opinion and Definitely showed its age.
kitsuneheart's review
4.0
Wildly dated, but still good. I think this would be one of those books that its best to read aloud to your kids, mostly to help out with their knowledge gaps. While some books set in the early 20th century will age fine, this one has a few too many references to money and other things to make it easy for very young readers. Having an adult nearby to fill the gaps would help a lot.
The story itself is cute, though I do have to say that the loss of Ginger goes on a LONG time. For about half the book, Ginger is gone, and we just watch the Pye kids going about their lives, occasionally trying to find the dog, but mostly just winding up near the dog, unbeknownst to them but very much to the reader's frustration.
Certainly be careful if your family has lost a pet, as this book will bring up bad memories for your kids, and make sure they know your own pets are safe, even if one hasn't been lost. But, for the most part, this is an okay book, so long as you're okay with all the Christian and church mentions (for me, not so much, this is going out of my house).
The story itself is cute, though I do have to say that the loss of Ginger goes on a LONG time. For about half the book, Ginger is gone, and we just watch the Pye kids going about their lives, occasionally trying to find the dog, but mostly just winding up near the dog, unbeknownst to them but very much to the reader's frustration.
Certainly be careful if your family has lost a pet, as this book will bring up bad memories for your kids, and make sure they know your own pets are safe, even if one hasn't been lost. But, for the most part, this is an okay book, so long as you're okay with all the Christian and church mentions (for me, not so much, this is going out of my house).
mschrock8's review
Checked out from the Franklin branch of the Johnson County Library.
justicepirate's review
4.0
This was a great book to read to my sons! We had so much fun. It was a long one too, but was really exciting.
Jerry and Rachel Pye are siblings who get along pretty well. They live in a suburban neighborhood, in what I can guess maybe the 1950s. Jerry wants to buy a dog for a dollar, but it seems like it will be impossible to do so, for he doesn't know how he can earn that much money. Ginger is the name of the dog he gets (this isn't a spoiler, I mean, look at the title of the book). Ginger is one loved puppy who is very smart. The book talks about adventures that the siblings have or about their own family. There are things I do wish I could mention in this review, but those would be spoilers. It was really funny and entertaining.
My only problem with this book is that it said "drawed" instead of "drew" which was just really odd.
Jerry and Rachel Pye are siblings who get along pretty well. They live in a suburban neighborhood, in what I can guess maybe the 1950s. Jerry wants to buy a dog for a dollar, but it seems like it will be impossible to do so, for he doesn't know how he can earn that much money. Ginger is the name of the dog he gets (this isn't a spoiler, I mean, look at the title of the book). Ginger is one loved puppy who is very smart. The book talks about adventures that the siblings have or about their own family. There are things I do wish I could mention in this review, but those would be spoilers. It was really funny and entertaining.
My only problem with this book is that it said "drawed" instead of "drew" which was just really odd.
sharlappalachia's review
5.0
This book reminded me of To Kill A Mockingbird, for some reason. I really loved it because it reminded me of small town life and family.
amyinthewind's review
4.0
Another Sonlight read-aloud...Aurora loved the dog. I loved the characters. But I didn't love the tangents and the repetition. I know that the tangents and repetition are literary devices, and I recognized that they were well-used, AND Aurora loved it. But, as a read-aloud, it was tiring.
The book *is* a great introduction to mystery books, as a genre. There were tons of hints and foreshadowing, just at the right level for Aurora to start figuring things out but also to be surprised by the ending.
The book *is* a great introduction to mystery books, as a genre. There were tons of hints and foreshadowing, just at the right level for Aurora to start figuring things out but also to be surprised by the ending.