Comments on Reading to Know: Mr. Wilmer, by Robert Lawson

I just finished this book this morning, and I hear...

2011-10-11T07:45:59.082-07:00

I just finished this book this morning, and I heartily agree--it has a real charm, a kind of genuine sweetness to it. I think it might be out of print, though, because of its mixture of "young adult" and "adult" themes--it's too hard to classify. And the fact that it was written the last year of WWII also casts over it an odd light: nothing in it about problems abroad, a war, a Holocaust. It's basically a coming of age story, but the universe it takes place in is mythical. --Frank

Mr. Wilmer is one of my all time favorite books, a...

2011-03-04T11:31:07.528-08:00

Mr. Wilmer is one of my all time favorite books, and I recently ordered it off abebooks to give to my 12 year old niece for her birthday. I hope she loves it as much as I always have, since I was about 12!

Wow, this sounds really good. I've never heard of...

2009-01-14T05:21:00.000-08:00

Wow, this sounds really good. I've never heard of it before. I love Lawson's books and of course, his illustrations. I often pick up a book at a thrift shop just because he illustrated it.

Sounds like a very fun read.

2009-01-13T23:24:00.000-08:00

Sounds like a very fun read.

Yeah!!! I am so glad you enjoyed it. Everything yo...

2009-01-13T12:47:00.000-08:00

Yeah!!! I am so glad you enjoyed it. Everything you wrote is how I felt about this book and hoped you would too. :)

Thanks for posting your review.

Sounds like a fun read!

2009-01-13T12:38:00.000-08:00

Sounds like a fun read!