Digging Up the Past

Adventures of Wishbone #6

by Vivian Sathre, Washington Irving (Original story), Rick Duffield

Wishbone imagines himself as Rip Van Winkle

Genres: Childrens, Middle Grade, Animals, Retellings, Fiction, Mystery

141 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

Reviews

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like the show that inspired it, this book series delivers.

[Mom · Rating 4 out of 5]

I couldn't remember this story even though I knew the name Rip Van Winkle so this was a very good venue to reaquaint myself with it.

[Jane Irish Nelson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wishbone the dog somehow dreams himself into the story of Rip van Winkle — a good way to introduce children to a classic story, as well as some of the history involved. At the same time, Joe, his master is trying to find an interesting subject for a school history project, when he meets a woman who used to live in the house he now lives in. And luckily, she provides him with a perfect topic.

[Nikky3 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as I remember but the show and these books were my life.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 star. I loved watching Wishbone as a kid. This was an enjoyable book to read to my kids.

[Twyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite part was when joe found an idea for his social studies project. The worst part was when the project was late. My favorite character was wishbone. There was no worst character. Auryn 10 years old, 2014

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic wishbone, I remember watching this episode when I was a kid.

[C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fun wishbone adventure. A funny telling of a classic tale. My 7 yr old loves these.