The Wainscott Weasel, Tor Seidler
The Wainscott Weasel, Tor Seidler
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The Wainscott Weasel

Author: Tor Seidler

Narrator: Robert Petkoff

Unabridged: 4 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/03/2015


Synopsis

A daring rescue, undying loyalty, and true love fill the pages of Tor Seidler’s beloved tale, rightfully compared to Charlotte’s Web by The New York Times.

Bagley isn’t your typical trouble-making weasel—and he doesn’t mind if his non-weaselly ways prompt teasing from his friends. For while other young weasels dance under the pines, Bagley thinks about Bridget, the mesmerizing fish who lives in a pond down the brook from his den. As the two unlikely friends grow closer, Bagley realizes that there is big trouble in Bridget’s future. Only a true hero can save Bridget from the gruesome fate that awaits her, and this is exactly what Bagley, much to his own surprise, proves himself to be.

Tor Seidler’s “engagingly imaginative story” (Kirkus Reviews) has been a treasured favorite since its original publication in 1994, and this edition features refreshed prints of Fred Marcellino’s “exceptionally expressive art” (Publishers Weekly).

About Tor Seidler

Tor Seidler is the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of more than a dozen children’s books, including FirstbornThe Wainscott WeaselA Rat’s Tale, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Gully’s Travels, and most notably Mean Margaret, which was a National Book Award Finalist. He lives in New York, New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Max on October 23, 2008

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 uni......more

Goodreads review by Nicki on June 06, 2019

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......more

Goodreads review by Jan on November 29, 2014

Oh for the love of weasels...this book is right up there with "Wind in the Willows" and "Charlotte's Web". Set in the Wainscott Woods on Long Island, this story for the 7-12 year old crowd tells of Bagley Brown, Jr, Zeke, and Wendy... weasels living, loving, rescuing, & dancing it up in silly, scary......more

Goodreads review by Kathy Randall on October 12, 2020

20% DNF. Ugh. Ok. Points for weasels dancing. (Opening scene.) but after the opening scene? It’s all downhill. 1: the only female position is to be married or in impossible love. 2: the social outcast is the only one who is smart, and he’s “so much smarter” than anyone else. 3: the fish/weasel “impo......more

Goodreads review by elissa on September 22, 2007

This was one of my family's favorite read-alouds. My younger son was 6 when we read it, and my older son was 8. All 4 of us really enjoyed the unusual and clever story, and it's also beautifully illustrated. We've been occasionally calling one of our cats a "white-bellied weasel" ever since.......more