Tales from Wrescal Lane

As a 24 year old I am not to hip with the kiddie book scene, but I found this book a lot of fun and one that I would happily read to my nephews. Foley, as will as his illustrator Thompson do a great job of putting tons of wrestling history in it while at the same time making it fun for people who know nothing about it. I would tell anyone to read this book for a quick chuckle.

I found this an awesome book, great for kids young and old. It is very easy for children to read, and a favourite among those little wrestling fans. I think Mick Foley did a great job with this book, and I look forward to seeing more. The only downsides are that the story lines are old, the stories too short, and the book needs more characters, for example there were some pictures of wrestlers on the book, that didn't actually appear in the stories. Overall I highly reccomend it, it's worth the money.

I have to say that I really enjoy Mick Foley's children books. I have gotten both the Halloween and the Christmas books and have made reading these books an annual holiday tradition. These books are whimsical and above all try to teach a moral lesson. One thing that does need to be addressed is the need to continue to bring these books up to date as the WWE roster changes. Wrestling fans have short memory so characters like Stephanie McMahon and the Rock seem to fade from memory. When reading to the children, they want to hear about Chris Beniot and Eddie Guerrerro, JBL and Booker T. In another year, it will be a whole new group. In Summary, a fun read, especially to the children. Each book has a moral and the kids seem to love them. This book was no exception.

I loved the book itself but i felt their should have been a few more tales. The book includes only two short stories about the kids who live on wrescal lane. Both short stories are fun to read but i feel there should have been one or to more. Another thing that bothered me is that on the back cover you see a few characters from the stories, but there is a little Rey Mysterio, and Eddie Gurrero arent even mentioned in the novel. But all in all i think it is a great book, i loved the stories, it is a great childrens book, and i would recomend it to any one who like wrestling and would take the time to read it.