I don't normally like to leave negative comments on books, because books are very personal, and what I don't like someone else might but if I leave a bad review maybe they won't read it and that would be a shame. Now, I'll bend the age rules if the book is interesting, or challenges preconceived ideas and makes my kids think from another angle, because books can open the world for you, bring you to places you never imagined, introduce you to cultures and ideas new to you. How is this a book for kids? Normally I encourage diversity in reading, but I also exercise a little caution and age appropriate guidelines. Aside from the frequent use of the word "h*#l" which shouldn't be in a kids book, the story of how the Tin Man became the Tin Man is more than gruesome. I was changing out her g-tube button and while doing so heard more than I cared to hear from this story. I'd never listened to it but now I wish I had. She had chosen to occupy this bedroom at the giant’s castle because of this very window and the beautiful view of the stars it had at night. I'd put it on for her as it was one she hadn't heard in a while. Chris Colfer is a 1 New York Times bestselling author and Golden Globe-winning actor. Chris Colfer, Beyond the Kingdoms 6 likes Like stood in a window that was so large, a ship could sail through it. So my daughter, who is blind, was listening to this story. The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms by Chris Colfer (Format used for this read: Audiobook) So here we are with Book 4 of The Land of Stories series.
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