Review Detail

Wednesday is for Wiggling

Kids Fiction 296

Routine is Important and Comforting

October 12, 2025 (Updated: June 29, 2026)

Overall rating

4.0

Plot

4.0

Characters

4.0

Writing Style

4.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

4.0

A little girl has her week all mapped out, as she spends time with different caregivers doing different activities. She is in day care on Mondays with her friends, and her babysitter takes her to dance class at the end of the day on Tuesday. Her mother's day off is Wednesday, so the two spend lots of quality time together. On Thursday she goes to the library with her babysitter and thinks about lots of things, and hangs out with friends on Friday. Saturdays are set aside for her grandmother and grandfather, and she visits with her father on Sundays, and the two go to the park with their dog. The girl likes all of the days, and finds it hard to pick a favorite, and at the end, encourages readers to think about what they do every day.

Good Points

The multicultural cast is shown having fun in lots of different settings. Adults will know that the girl's mother has put a lot of thought into who will care for the girl when the mother is at work, but young readers will just enjoy the variety of outings the girl gets to take. It was nice to see that the girl was happy with her situation for each day, with the possible exception of Monday. She starts the day with moping because the weekend is over, but soon warms up and enjoys playing with her friends.

Sterling's pencil illustrations are digitally colored, and have a lot of detail. It's fun to look at the background and see all of the little details, like flowers growing on the roof of the school or different books in the library, like Jarvis' The Boy with Flowers in His Hair.

One of my favorite books as a child was Fiedler's My Special Day, mainly because it offered a simple look at one girl's activities during an ordinary day. This is a similar slice of life tale that also reminded me a bit of LaRocca's Mauntie and Me, which also details time spent with a variety of relatives and friends in routine settings.