Little, Brown Young Readers The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

I liked it

My son liked it a bit but was surprised to see some inappropriate words in the book. It was a little uncomfortable for us as parents too.

The story is AWESOME! Whenever I read this book I feel like I enter the 'land of stories' world aswell, must try!

Gosto muito da história e acho apropriada ao nível de muitos dos meus alunos. Recomendo

I used this as a novel study with my home schooling student who just turned 9. It is such a great way to incorporate Fairy Tales in the form of an adventure through the world of fairy tales - "The Land of Stories". It is very well written with text that promotes colorful imagery on the part of the reader and opens up lots of conversations.

One of my favourite childhood memories is walking through my home town on a Saturday morning, one hand holding onto my mother's and clutching in my hot little other hand a new and beautifully illustrated Ladybird Book retelling the story of either Cinderella, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty (or some other equally inspirational heroine or hero)and being absolutely desperate to get home and start reading it to myself. Today as I devoured Chris Colfer's masterpiece in one sitting, I relived the joy of about one hundred of those Saturday mornings. I just adored this book. It answered questions that had always been lurking in the back of my mind since I first experienced the joy of reading fairy tales for myself and it gave me a new perspective on reading fairy tales to the children I teach. The plot was so intricately woven that the surprises kept on coming until almost the very last page and nothing felt forced or out of place. I loved that not all the characters were good but that that there were elements of goodness in some of the most unexpected characters. Despite having all the very best features of a fairy tale, this book didn't so much make me suspend disbelief as throw it into The Thorn Bush Pit and I loved it all the more for that. Chris Colfer isn't just a talented writer; he's also a great storyteller and I just can't wait to see what he comes up with next. p.s. Who knew Goldilocks was so rock and roll?

Great books. Bought it for my daughter. She loved it!