


That being said, while I don't think it's a great story for the grade levels it's promoted for, I do think it will be fantastic for a younger age group. Then there was the obvious curiosity about kids wandering off in the middle of the night and trying not to get caught by their parents. There was a "thou" thrown in there, but also the slang "'em". Even the dialogue with the contemps was pretty inconsistent. I had a hard time following the story in the book because it all seemed to be repetitive sneaking around with a handful of random, vague facts spattered around. However, my nearly two-year-old is starting to get interested.Īs a parent I found this book a little annoying. The story was too dry and lacked any real excitement.

My five-year-old finds them dull, though he might like them more if he were an independent reader. To start with, I still don't understand the popularity of these books, at least not for the age group it's often suggested for.
