Review: Learning the magic word
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 30, 2013
I review a lot of children's books, and most of them are fun stories that expand their vocabulary a bit, teach the ABCs or how to count, or picture books. There's definitely a need for aids in teaching kids basic manners at an early age, and author Kurt Zimmerman's little book "The Trouble with Trolls" helps to fill that niche. Go with young William as he tries to solve the troll's riddle in order to cross the bridge. The troll doesn't care if William's father is king of the realm, he insists that William play by his rules. By the way, the troll in the story is uglier and nastier than the rather cute-looking troll on the cover, but he's not too scary for younger children.Note: There are several color images in the story, but they're not as critical to the story as in some children's books. They look better on a device with a color screen, like my Kindle Fire HD 7", but they were acceptable on my e-ink Kindle reader.