by Tony Abbott, Tim Jessell
Unlike most of the other children's books and series I've been reviewing recently, I never read The Secrets of Droon as a child; as a matter of fact, I'd never heard of the series until a few years ago. But I'm glad I finally got around to checking it out; if The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet i...
Kinnell picked this out at the library and we sailed through it in one night. He was super into it. It was fun-- kids find a strange new world, solve some problems, make it back home before anyone notices. No fuss, no muss. I guess if you want to get picky the world-building is a little random--why ...
For all the hype I heard on this series I was a bit disappointed. The book is a second grade reading level (give or take depending on the child) with a kindergarten story line. It focuses on 3 children who are suppose to be cleaning out a basement and learn that the closet under the stairs is a ga...