Student Information
Author: Bill Peet Title: The Wingdingdilly
Genre: Fantasy/Traditional Publishing Info: Houghton Mifflin pp. 60
Summary: A dog named “Scamp” is tired of being a dog. He wonders into the woods and comes upon a witch, who magically makes him into a Wingdingdilly. He comes to find out that being a dog is all he really wanted.
Rating: ***
Rationale: Complex writing, imaginative characters, and well interpretive plot.
Teacher Information
Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: 3rd-6th
Thematic Areas: Friendship; survival; values; loyalty; self esteem issues
Content Areas: Science; Social Studies; Psychology
Potential Problems or Difficulties: Complex terminology for a young reader. Story plot was too predictable.
Possible use in the classroom: Science unit of all the combined animals and various body parts of Wingdingdilly. Bring a selection of animal magazine to the classroom and have students cut and paste and design their own Wingdindilly. Compare and Contrast living on a farm and living in the city.
Angie Blair
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