Wally's Stories

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Review ------ “In a book exceptionally modest in manner and unusually substantial in matter, Mrs. Paley has given a vivid and credible picture of how five-year-olds think. An entertaining picture, too, and a strangely inspiriting one.”―D. J. Enright, Times Literary Supplement “This remarkable book is delightful to read and rewarding to ponder. It is the kind of book a teacher quotes to friends, shares with colleagues, and uses as a source of working ideas and inspiration.”―Alice Seletsky, Elementary School Journal “[These] are the reflections of an expert, sensitive, experienced ‘kid-watcher,’ who believes that the children’s magical thinking provides a legitimate framework within which more adult-like thinking can develop… Wally’s Stories does not simply ‘instruct’; it also unfailingly delights.”―Judith Lindfors, Language Arts “Paley’s anecdotal record of a kindergarten class is a reflective examination of how five-year-olds think and of how one child’s well-developed imagination can catalyze a class… She has fresh ins to offer from this particular arena as she reminds us that magic gives children power in a world where adults seem to have the answers. A trenchant informal analysis.”―Kirkus Reviews Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) From the Back Cover ------------------- 'This remarkable book is delightful to read and rewarding to ponder. It is the kind of book a teacher quotes to friends, shares with colleagues, and uses as a source of working ideas and inspiration.' --The Elementary School Journal Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) About the Author ---------------- Vivian Gussin Paley (1929–2019), a longtime classroom teacher at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, was a MacArthur Fellow and winner of the 1998 American Book Award for Lifetime Achievement. Read more ( javascript:void(0) )