Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-28

28 books is a lot of books for the price. I could see some kids getting bored with such a large set, but not mine, so I'll tell you what I know. We read them at bed time and my kids love it. The books are just exciting enough to keep them interested, but not so much so that they get too wound-up or nervous before bedtime. My 7 y/o gets into them a bit more than my 4 y/o, but that shouldn't be a surprise. The kids find the repetition and standard template of the stories comforting I think - there's a little sense of pride they get by shouting out catch phrases as I read them aloud. My older kid will sneak off with the books to read ahead sometimes, which is a credit the interest the books can hold even with so many of them. We're on book 14 and they still want to keep reading them, so if you consider the hours spent doing active listening and a calming activity before bed, versus the low cost of the set, it's an extremely good deal.

We are 15 books in to the 28-book series, and my almost-7-year-old son is wild for these books. My husband and I were desperate for something other than Captain Underpants and Dog Man comics to sustain his interest in reading along with us at bedtime, and now he stops us mid-sentence and says, "I want to read this part!" I find myself just as interested in the mysteries and riddles as my son is. The stories can become formulaic after awhile (mystery, conflict, and something saves the day in time for the protagonists to make it home for dinner), but that's perfect for young readers. There's plenty of intrigue with a guaranteed happy ending. The box that the 28 books comes in is not sturdy, but that only matters if you intended to keep the set as a collector's item. We took the book out and put them on my son's shelf. He loves reading the spines, and the brightness of the book covers. He keeps bragging to his friends that he has all 28 treehouse books. In love with these.

My kids love the Magic Tree House books! The stories are fun, exciting, and educational, with adventures that introduce kids to history, animals, and different places. The books are easy to read and keep children interested. A great series for encouraging kids to enjoy reading!

I know several folks about my age who read some of these growing up, but I'm reading these for the first time when reading to my son at bedtime. These are approachable, easy to read aloud to a child, not too stimulating, and the chapters are short enough and the structure predictable enough that it makes a parent's role easier. The contents are also predictable in the sense that you don't have to worry too much about content filtering for age appropriateness; no questionable moral messages. A couple minor criticisms: (Acknowledging that these are children's books...) The contents are generally very simple, sometimes too simple in my opinion, even for the target audience. There's a good variety of settings, but the arc of each book (and even the longer arcs that carry across books) are like boring side quests to an aimless video game. I've observed it's hard for any of us to get invested in the characters or feel their adventures are much more than an errand. I think part of the problem is the limitations of the format, but also limited stakes, growth, and hurdles. There's also errors that can be annoying if you let them. Like the Moon book where the author obviously used her imagination and pre-1950 ideas about being on the moon, rather than doing some homework on it before world building. To be fair, I think these were written in the mid 90s before most of the modern Internet, but still... gravity doesn't change when you step outside, space suit oxygen systems and airlocks don't work that way, you wouldn't build a pressurized dome as the landing pad for a rocket, etc. Similar ideas in other books, like the antics with the octopus and mini-sub in the Reef book. These sorts of things aren't explained a way by contrivances or magic systems, but are giving children the idea that "this is how it really works". Truly, these are nitpicks, but depending on how much you care about a given topic, you may feel the need to pause and correct the author's lack of due diligence.

Perhaps "classic" is too big a term for these, but one can't deny how much kids seem to like these. I've been a fan of Mary Pope Osborne since I was a teenager reading "Haunted Waters" and I can't help but admire how well she takes into stride the nature of history and myth. Here such is taken for kids in the spirit of adventure and play. My daughter received this set for her birthday and has been devouring the books as easy readers she can tackle and for the pure entertainment.

My seven year old son really liked them, he actually finished all of them.

This has been a good series of books for my 7 year old. They are short chapters that are just the right length to keep her attention while not boring her to tears, or losing her attention. The plots are simple, and the stories are simple. Perfect for younger children. They show some good imagination, and my daughter loves things that seem impossible for most people to believe. I wouldn't except any literary genius in these books, they are children's books, so I find it humorous that some people talk about the characters being unbelievable or not beloved (whatever that means), too much narration, she said, he said, etc. If you are my age and remember the Dick and Jane books I would have killed for books like these. These books offer great adventures for younger ages, and definitely buy the series instead of book by book. You get a cheaper price by buying the whole series.

My 9-year-old absolutely loved this series and couldn’t put the books down! The stories are engaging, imaginative, and educational, with just the right balance of adventure and history. This set kept my child entertained for hours and inspired a love for reading. The fact that my child is already asking for more books in the series speaks volumes about how much they enjoyed it. Highly recommend for young readers who love adventure and learning!

Compramos estos libros de 2a mano y en verdad están como nuevos, excelente compra a menor precio!

A great set of books for our junior library :)

Box is very flimsy but books are great. My daughter will love them. The UK version is much more appealing but this is not bad at all.

Coleção top. Vale muito a pena. Ótimo para crianças de 8-11a. Recomendo. Ler com as crianças e deixá-las lerem sozinhas.

I came across the Magic Tree House in a roundabout way through the French translation. I was immediately taken and they seemed to answer all my prayers and I ordered the box set. My son is just moving into chapter books and has struggled with distracting illustration or lack of fact. He does not do fantasy at all and loses interest very fast. For starters the layout of the pages was clear, no fancy wrap around pictures text, which makes reading harder for children who are moving onto chapter books. In fact most of the images are on separate pages. The images are clear and to the point, complementing the story effectively rather than great works of art competing with the text and distracting the reader. Some pages have no pictures. Great illustration is fine and fantastic in books read by parents to children but can really get in the way of a beginner reader trying to concentrating on the text. The stories are solid and sound based in reality with adventure and lots of fact. The Tree House device is not unlike the magic Key in the Oxford tree series. I think these are great follow on books at a great price, less the £2 per book! The two characters can be identified with. No poo or fart story lines here, thank goodness. My son's reading confidence is growing as he is working through his first chapter books. I am already a fan