May 02, 2023mollylou92 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I read this to my 4.5 year old. The writing style is so boring. So much bland dialogue, not enough plot. How is a book about dinosaurs and time travel so unexciting?!
It's not Great Literature (or honestly even that fun to read for adults), but both of my kids enjoyed it a lot around five years old and that's what matters. It has enough pictures to be a good bridge from picture books and I think there's…
Sep 04, 2021OPL_KrisC rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A entertaining, partially-illustrated early chapter book that follows a pair of siblings into the past where they visit with some dinosaurs. Makes a great read-a-loud.
Apr 28, 2021bezoarbezoarbezoar rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I read this book out loud to a group of 1st graders in a book club setting. I loved this series at their age so it was fun to revisit it as an adult. It was not the first book we read together as a small group, but it was the first where I…
Mar 29, 2018DCLteens rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is the very best fantasy and adventure series for kids. Jack and Annie go on magical journeys accompanied by the wizard, Merlin. They fly away to different moments in time in their tree house. Honestly, it is the bomb.
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Feb 18, 2018wmtlady rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Though this series will not spark and challenge a young reader's thinking and conceptualizing, it is a great introduction to chapter books for the very young reader with simple story lines and likable characters. The cover praises this…
Jul 05, 2016JCLChrisK rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
So very earnest. So very full of simple stereotypes. So very well plotted and characterized that I can see why this has remained the most popular beginning chapter book series since I started in the business almost fifteen years…
Jan 14, 2012Ubalstecha rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Jack and Annie discover a mysterious treehouse full of books in their neighbourhood. As Jack is leafing through a book on dinosaurs, the treehouse is transported back in time to the age of the dinosaurs. Can Jack and Annie make it back…
The magic treehouse series features siblings Jack and Annie traveling through time together, usually on a quest to help their magician friend and usually learning about a certain historical place and era in the process. Books 1-28…
May 10, 2011nicoleelaine8 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is great! The whole series is great. My son is in kindergarten and he loves this whole series. It's also a series that I love reading with him and discovering what happens with him. This is a great series to share with your…
I liked this book alot.One thing I liked about this book is that I learned alot about dinosaurs.This is the first book of The Magic Tree House series.This is a really good book.
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