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October 26, 2013 at 12:05 am
Paula Spicer
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I know the Chronicles of Narnia have lots of books, but I didn’t realize there were so many Oz books by Baum. We just finished Trumpet of the Swan, and we are now in a Wizard of Oz fade due to the movie coming out again, and all are dressing as characters for Halloween. However, my kids are dd 9, ds 7, and dd 4, are the other books in the series a good fit? I did read a review that the last book in the series was the darkest of all. We don’t allow Harry Potter right now, maybe when older. I’m a little nervous about reading the others after that comment. Anyone read these?
I’m bad about putting books away that they dread reading, and I really don’t want to put more away. They enjoy books like Popper’s Penguins, Charlotte’s Web, Trumpet of the Swan, The tale of Desperaux. My son hates books like the Little House, which my older dd loves.
I know this got long, I was trying to give an idea of likes and dislikes and values as far as reading. Thanks for any help
October 26, 2013 at 1:26 pm
Bookworm
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We don’t remember anything objectionable in the ones my sons read. We did not read every single one–they all lost interest after doing a handful. There’s the typical magic/fantasy that you find in the Wizard of Oz, and some of them are a wee bit odd. We did not read them out loud, we did the first one but then we just let interested kids read a few more. I think they are harmless but generally not as high quality as the actual Wizard of Oz. But I’m not even sure which one is the “last book” as we just randomly read ones when we found them. Lol.
October 26, 2013 at 9:22 pm
nebby
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We did a number of them as audio books. I agree that some are a bit odd and that you may get tired of them after a bit. But we did enjoy them and I dont remember anything objectionable in them. They are not much like the movie.
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October 26, 2013 at 11:24 pm
my3boys
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My ds, 10 at the time, read 3-4 of them. He loved them, but I didn’t get the whole series as I knew he would burn out after the 3rd one.
October 27, 2013 at 1:48 am
Mandi
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We’re on the 4th one and my older 2 (boy 8 and girl 6) beg me to read them. After the previous comments it will be interesting to see if they keep on w/ them or if they become disinterested.
October 27, 2013 at 1:56 am
Shannon
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We have just started the first and I had not read it before. It is a fine book but I am not finding anything about it to be special, or ‘classic’ or particularly well written. Is it just me?
October 27, 2013 at 2:13 am
Bookworm
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You need to close your eyes, think a moment, pretend you are no longer an adult but are five, and then open them again and read it. I’m almost positive this will work. Do not compare them to the movie. In fact, if possible temporarily forget the move. (Yes, I like the movie, I’m just trying to help you see the book!) You are Dorothy and you are looking at this world through her eyes. Now I’m not arguing that it’s the best children’s book ever written. It is not. But it IS special. And not just because I grew up in Kansas and was sometimes nicknamed “Dorothy.” 🙂

October 27, 2013 at 1:31 pm
Monica
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My DH read the whole series with the kids last year at bedtime. They all really liked them – they loved talking about the various characters and story lines. In our experience, it was a great for read-alouds (kids were 10, 6, 4, and 3 when he started them).