'Klaus smiled for an answer and began to read out loud from the book he was holding. There is no better way of expanding your vocabulary than learning new words AND their meanings at the same time.Ĭheck out below an example from the second book in the series - ' The Reptile Room: Or, Murder! (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 2)': Thinking ahead about my kids reading this book set in some 5-6 years, I wasn't sure about the effect it would have on them.

In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhappiness - otherwise how would you know when you're happy? Why did I find the idea of this dark, moody book set so appealing - even though the principal theme of the stories seemed such a downer?Ī struggle ensued and soon I knew I would never order this book set. Why the raving reviews from many readers?īut even that wasn't the principal cause of my doubt.Īnother question started swirling through my mind. There was no way of knowing whether this seemingly depressively-themed mega-selling book set was going to be a hit or a miss one day with my kids, so I simply decided to skip it. There were days when I was 100% sure I wanted to buy it and other days when I thought that I couldn't expose my kids to such a collection of dark tales.īack and forth. Never before have I racked my brains as much about a book purchase, as in the case of this collection. In the process, you will also feel the agony that Read Aloud Dad felt when considering whether to purchase this 13-book hardcover set. So, read on, it will help you decide whether your kid needs to read this popular book set. It was easy to write it, because I had so much grief with this box set.

The Complete Wreck by Lemony Snicket