Review: A collection of stories that will grow up with your kids
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 31, 2013
"Tall Tales for Short People" comes in handy when you have kids of different ages. There are a variety of stories in this book, and you can clearly see which stories are written for which age-group.Some stories play with familiar settings of fairy tales, like "A New Job" or "The Bottle" providing recognition of some of the characters for the kids while delivering a new and original story. Some of the stories, like "Jungle Music," are really suited even for toddlers, with simple imagery, concepts, and sounds; some, like the lead story, "Josh's Scary Night," will work for slightly older kids.There are stories in here that parents would like as well: "A Magical Dinner," "The Time Machine," and "A Life-Saving Invention," to name a few.Surprisingly, my favorite story from this collection was "Little Dragonfly." While it's clearly written for younger kids, I found myself rather enjoying reading it. It was giving up a flavor of an African folktale, very enjoyable.It was fascinating to see how the language was adapted to the type of a story and the age group for which the story is intended. A very good collection of stories that will grow up with your kids.