Reviewing

NaNoWriMo is moving right along, and I've managed to keep about three days word count ahead of the goal. Fingers crossed that keeps up through the rest of the month.

Over the weekend the kids and I read the second of the Magic Tree House books, Knight at Dawn.  The premise of these books is great-- kids find a magic tree house full of books that takes them to different periods in history. 

Well written, informative without being heavy handed.  However, following so closely on the tail of the laugh-fest that is Captain Underpants, it came across as a little dry. Didn't hold the 4 year old's interest, but the 6 year old was willing to sit still and follow the story.  This series gets all sorts of Mom Points though, including calm-down-it's-bedtime awards. I won't get asked to read it again anytime soon though. 

I think next on our book radar is  Phineas & Ferb chapter book. Maybe we'll strike a balance between Kid Likes, Mom Approved? Fingers crossed.

-Meagan