I’ve been getting a little tired of The Magic Tree House, so I encouraged my son to try something different. The local librarin gave us several suggestions. He reluctantly agreed to try one – although we check out several. We read Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown, pictures by Scott Nash. This is a funny story of a little boy who becomes flat and is now able to do things that no one else can. Nobody was being shot at, there were no adventures to other lands, it was just Flat Stanley and his new life being flat. My son enjoyed it. It was an easy read and the illustrations are wonderful. There are times when its a little hard for a 5 year old to imgaine someone being so flat that they could slide under the door, so having the illustrations helped him with his imagining. Plus, it alsways helps to have pcitures when you are first sarting out with chapter books.
My son enjoyed Stanley so much, that he wants to get the next Stanley books. There is a website that has activities for kids, ideas for parents and teachers. (http://www.flatstanleybooks.com/)
