Uncle Melvin
1989
First Published
4.24
Average Rating
30
Number of Pages
Master storyteller Pinkwater treats his unusual subject, eccentric Uncle Melvin, with sensitivity, warmth, and a wonderful surprise ending. Full-color illustrations.
Avg Rating
4.24
Number of Ratings
17
5 STARS
41%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
18%
2 STARS
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Author
Daniel Pinkwater
Author · 90 books
Daniel Manus Pinkwater is an author of mostly children's books and is an occasional commentator on National Public Radio. He attended Bard College. Well-known books include Lizard Music, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, Fat Men from Space, Borgel, and the picture book The Big Orange Splot. Pinkwater has also illustrated many of his books in the past, although for more recent works that task has passed to his wife Jill Pinkwater.
