Five of the best stories for whiny kids

Whitney Collins is the author of The Hamster Won't Die: A Treasury of Feral Humor and the creator and editor of two humor sites -- errant parent and The Yellow Ham.

At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog she tagged five top books for whiny kids, including:

The Long Winter, by Laura Ingalls Wilder

All of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books teach perseverance and resourcefulness, but this particular installment in the series is hard for me to shake. Like the title suggests, it’s about the longest weather in recorded human history—I think maybe 36 months of blizzards—or at least that’s what it seems like. Chapter after chapter details the dwindling firewood and bread dipped in watery tea and chapped hands twisting straw and the frightening anemia of the youngest daughter.

This is a fun one to read children when they won’t stop whimpering about who got more sprinkles on his frozen yogurt. I don’t know, kids. GOOD LORD! Just be glad I don’t have to burn your bunk beds for warmth. Now. Who wants salt pork for dinner?

Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue