Jack and the Beanstalk

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Summary: Not for young preschool readers in my opinion
Review: I was very anxious to get this story because my 3 yr daughter saw a segment about Jack and the Beanstalk on a Barney video and loved the story....I have bought other books in this series and loved them so I naturally went for this version as well. But I am disappointed - It isn't the story so much that bothers me....it is the illustrations in the book....dark, too adult....no whimsy or colors....very very green and very dreary and even scary for a 3 year old....After reading one time the book to my daughter, the next time I took it out she said "No, not that book....its ugly".... my daughter is a book nut you loves to be read ...and she isn't a child who needs colors to love a book - she loves "The Giving Tree" for example....But this book just has very drak, and gloomy drawings....to be honest before even reading it to her, I thought it was kinda ugly too....ugly atleast for a children's book....

I think the other stories in the series are great but pass on this one for the under 4 age crowd....more for the llustrations then anything else....

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Summary: jake and the beanstalk
Review: The story was about a young boy named jack. He was a poor boy who lived with his mother. One day they had no food to eat. So jack took the cow to town. A man stopped him and said I have some magic beans that I will trade you for your cow. So Jack said ok. When he got home his mom was mad at him. They didn't eat that night. The nexed morning jack seen a giant beanstalk. He claimed it as fast as he could. He seen a giant and a hen and a magic harp jack grabed it and ran. The lesson it teach is don't steel. The age level is 4-7. I liked the book.