Quiet, Wyatt!

by Bill Maynard

Young Wyatt is frustrated by everyone around him--people who tell him that he's not old enough to anything he wants to do--but he resolves to let them all know that someday he'll be big enough to do everything.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published June 21, 1999

Reviews

[Evan Williamson · Rating 3 out of 5]

As reviewed by A Guy Who Has Not Had a Cigarette All Day And Really Really Really Hates, Well, Everything

Summary
This story is about a kid. Nobody likes him, then he saves a puppy and for some reason everybody likes him.

This book is giving an unrealistic image of life to children. If everyone hates you, then that’s just the way it is going to be. You may find happiness in one thing, one great thing that makes you happy and makes you feel good and lets you walk outside of the job you got shoveled into for a miserable 15 minutes every couple of hours then boom! They will take that thing away cause some people think that by being near you they themselves will lose happiness if you are happy. Everyone is a bunch of horrible monsters.

Oh, yeah, I forgot, he saves a puppy! That’s really freakin cute. Shows the kid is not a horrible monster. Great. That’s the best most of us will live up to: not being a horrible monster. Good job. Now every kid that reads this will put animals into harmful situations and expect to be rewarded for speaking up. Some of those kids won’t succeed, though. Little Puddin’ might get run the hell over.

Then the kid runs away from home. Gets into prostitution. Gets crabs. And nobody will give a crap until he starts smoking then they beat that kid until he does not care about anything anymore.

Jesus, now the guy three doors down from me is smoking in his bedroom. Camels. Touche, universe.

Thanks, um... Non-Cigarette Smoking Man

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just meh. I'm not really a fan of the story itself or the message it sends. Saving a puppy doesn't solve all your problems and suddenly make you popular.

[♥♣Mary♦♠ If She So Pleases · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice one time read.

[Sandra Stiles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wyatt wants to help with a lot of things but everyone tells him he is too little, or too young. He walks around telling everyone that one day he will be big enough. When he realizes they are ignoring him he shuts his mouth. He sees things happening that he can help with but doesn't open his mouth until he has to just to save the life of a puppy. Then everyone starts letting him join in.

[Paula · Rating 3 out of 5]

A longer story that returns to the same situations which makes it recognizable for the kids.
Everyone is always telling Wyatt to be quiet because he's too young, but when he gets mad and stops talking, it seems that maybe he wasn't so annoying after all.

[Jacob S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the best book I have ever read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!