Pros: Three engaging orphans, interesting plot, best for the older preteen. Cons: Deals with some pretty adult ideas here; rather like the more ominous Grimm tales.
I've noticed that fairy tales have taken a decidedly adult turn of late. Children go through horrors that remind me of the original Grimm fairy and folk tales -- for instance, Cinderella's stepsisters cut off their toes to fit into the glass slipper,...
Pros: delightful prose, nostalgic feel Cons: some characters a bit overdone
Dear Reader,
I am happy to say that the review you are looking at on your screen is extremely enthusiastic. It tells of an unhappy tale about three unhappy children. The Bad Beginning tells of three clever and charming siblings who...
Pros: A level of empathy previously reserved for works intended for older audiences Cons: None
The best thing to come out of the Harry Potter craze (if we can, please, not go so goofy as to think it might be the Harry Potter works themselves), is the increase in sales of other children’s books that are far better. Now, the Lemony...
Pros: Delightfully droll, grimly great. Cons: Too dark for younger readers...not the best bedtime story. Unless you're very very SICK!
I was actually pulled to a new series of books by a display in Barnes and Noble. I was moseying around the store, trying to think of new ways to use my suddenly very free time, and there was a display of new and exciting books called "A Series of...
Pros: Interesting story that was written in a unique way. Cons: Might be too dark for some readers. Expensive for a short book.
I read some reviews of the book The Bad Beginning a few years ago and thought it sounded interesting. Since then I have read other reviews for that book, as well as reviews of the other books in the series. I have wanted to read them, but ...
Pros: delightful dry humor Cons: a bit pricy for its length
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are three very happy children. They live in a gorgeous mansion overlooking the ocean with their devoted parents. One day, however, their idyllic life takes a tragic turn. While playing on the beach, the children are...
Pros: Memorable characters, descriptive sentences, in-sentence vocabulary lessons! Cons: Some instances of drinking
If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book. In this book, not only is there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning and very few happy things in the middle.” So begins The Bad...
Pros: wonderfully dry, very funny, and a joy to read Cons: not a book I would read again and again.
If you are interested in reviews with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other Epinion. In this review, not only is there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning, and very few happy things in the middle.
Pros: Terrible, horrible, very sad things happen to the Baudelaire children. Cons: Terrible, horrible, very sad things happen to the Baudelaire children.
If you are looking for a review of children’s literature that is replete – which means “filled” - with references to cuddly bunnies and sunshiny days and adorable youngsters, you have come to the wrong place.
Pros: Comfy nights with my daughter all snuggled in bed not watching television. Cons: I had to buy seven books. It put a dent in my budget.
I know Mr. Poe. Mr. Poe is the stuff of my worst nightmares. I feel like a Baudelaire child, a privileged youngster whose privileges got yanked out from under her by a few too many uncontrollable disasters.
Pros: Humor and word play in a stylistically consistent package Cons: Far-fetched, predictable, and formulaic
Remember Droopy, that doleful dog of cartoon fame? I've always had a soft spot for that sad-eyed, depressive little doggie. But it occurred to me that I hadn't seen him around much (not since his cameo in Who Framed Roger Rabbit), and I began to...
Pros: good vocab builder for younger readers, very dark story, adults should like it too, funny Cons: predictable, may be too dark for some younger readers
SO, I've been rather intrigued, to say the least, by the new film that's coming out, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, starring Jim Carrey. I've been intrigued since I first saw a poster/cardboard stand-up for it back in March or ...
Pros: illustrations, dark humor, clever writing, good storytelling Cons: there are only 5 books so far
If you delight in the sublime, this is the series for you. You will find it in the children's section, but don't let that keep you from enjoying one of the most delightful series since, well... the series that shall not be named by J.K. Rowling. ...
Pros: witty tale, easy read, delightful author, dark drawings Cons: now I have five more books in the series to buy
I have met Lemony Snicket before, I am quite sure of it. When I was in fifth grade, I missed two weeks of school after contracting a virus which kept me bedridden. I am quite sure, if my memory serves me correctly, that the nasty bug was called,...
Pros: Fun narration, intelligent characters, miserable story Cons: Expensive little books
It all begins on a lonely beach. Three young children learn that their parents have died in a fire which has also destroyed their home. The story does not get more cheerful from there. The oldest, Violet Baudelaire, is quite the inventor. The only ...
Paperback, The Bad Beginning Family - Orphans & Foster Homes Juvenile / Children's Fiction - Dear Reader, I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely...
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