Uncle Melvin

By Daniel Pinkwater

Master storyteller Pinkwater treats his unusual subject, eccentric Uncle Melvin, with sensitivity, warmth, and a wonderful surprise ending. Full-color illustrations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0027746755
• ISBN13: 9780027746754
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Excellent child's view of the Mentally Ill

This is a children's book about a young boy's Uncle Melvin who lives in the "Looney Bin," and is the boy's caretaker during the day while his parents are at work. The child's open heart and Uncle Melvin's refreshing views on rainbows and weather are an excellent reminder, to parents and children both, that there is beauty in everyone.