Ginger Pye By Eleanor Estes 🟌🟌

Jerry Pye wants a dog more than anything but the dog he wants cost $1.00. Jerry and his sister spend the day figuring out how to make enough money to purchase the dog. They eventually find a job dusting the pews at their church which gives them just the right amount of money to buy Ginger. Ginger is cute, smart, and fits into the Pye family perfectly. Then the unthinkable happens on Thanksgiving Day somebody steals Ginger. The rest of the book is devoted to Jerry and his sister looking for Ginger. The siblings are convinced that Ginger has been taken by an “Unsavory Character” with a yellow hat.

“Ginger Pye” is charming and cute but not relevant for today’s young reader. The pace of the book is slow, and the plot is drawn out. My grandchildren would be bored with the story after the first chapter. There is a lack of excitement and adventure in the story line and its way to wordy. Even though it was awarded the Newbery Medal, this book needs to stay on the self.

Published In: 1951               

 Publisher: Harcourt Inc.
Age Level: 6-9 years
AR Level: 6.0
Pages: 306
Stars: 2
Awards: Newbery Medal Winner