Howie Schneider (1930–2007)

Uncle Wilfred doesn't go out much. He prefers to watch t.v. This is explained by his young nephew, who tells how one day Uncle Wilfred is given Great Uncle Lester the Adventurer's old hat. Uncle Wilfred has just stepped outside to give the hat a bit of air and he'll be right back because he really likes staying home watching t.v. Yes. Really. Uncle Wilfred likes sitting in his nice, comfortable chair. Um hmm. Meanwhile, the pictures show a very different story as we see what happens when Uncle Lester's hat blows away and Uncle Wilfred has to chase after it! The deadpan narration of how boring Uncle Wilfred's life is compared with the outrageous illustrations of his adventures work perfectly together. This book makes me laugh every time.… (more)