The Worry Week

This has long-been one of my favorite books. I read it in elementary school, and still enjoyed reading it at age 25. Allegra is a completely convincing narrator. Even when you know she is making a mistake, it just makes so much sense when she explains herself. This book always has me yearning for the simple life. The Worry Week is kind of like a children's literature introduction to The Omivore's Dilemma.

I read The Worry Week with my 8 year old. We loved it so much. It was easy for her to relate to the main character and was fun to see what would happen next. It was also a good lesson in what is really involved in surviving and taking care of others.

A great book that explores a childhood fantasy of being on your own and getting by in the wilderness - no parents allowed! I recently reread this book that I enjoyed as a kid and it is still pretty great. It would make a fun movie.

This is a great book to read when you're on vacation or at the beach. It's the story of 3 sisters Alice, Allegra, and Edith (aka Minnow) who are reluctant to leave their summer house when their parents vacation plans are suddenly changed. Rather than spend a week with their boring and strict aunt, they concoct a plan which will allow them to stay behind without their parents. As Allegra puts it "We'll be on the island and we won't have a worry in the world!" But their plan goes awry and they find themselves facing dilemma after dilemma: sprained ankles, sunburns, murdering thieves (not really) and NO food. Some parents may worry about the ideas sent by of three young girls living for a week without adult supervision. Not to mention there's a lot of skinny dipping. But if you're going to oppose the book on those grounds, you may as well tell people to burn copies of "Pippi Longstocking". The book is well written with a definitively humorous tone. The characters are very real and well portrayed. Overall the story is charming and witty and exciting. If you like it you may want to read Lindbergh's 'Pinapple Place' books, though I think this book outshines them.

Anne Lindbergh shines! A great book