Just got this book for Christmas and I really enjoyed reading it. I have not seen the movie yet, but I hear that the movie includes the first three books. Not a very happy book, as it tells you itself, but I like the kids and how they are good at thinking up solutions to their problems. The book uses big words (well big for kids), but then explains the words so kids can learn. Now I need to decide if I want to get the rest of the books, or just get them from the library, or just watch the movie. I think if I had kids I would want them to read these books, so buying them might be a good idea, but will kids in 5-10 years still be reading paper books?
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The book had the new movie dust cover, which I don't like, but luckily it had the original cover underneath.