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As an adult, I found numerous literary flaws with the book, but my 8 year-old son enjoyed it.


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Into the Woods Lyn Gardner Mini Grey 9780385751155 Books Reviews

I have it on good authority that this book is very appealing to readers (ages 9-12) for which it was intended, but I'd like to speak to its appeal to adults as well. Adults who like to see classic fairy tales become a part of new stories, and adults who enjoy theatrical allusions (from Webster to Beckett) should delight in this book. Reading Into the Woods should very well help to produce a literate audience of young people, some of whom will delight in recognizing allusions to works they know.
At one point in time I think that I would have enjoyed this book but I didn't start reading it until I was in seventh grade and I just couldn't get past all of the cliches. However I do think that someone younger would have enjoyed this book. It did have a decent twist on classic fairy tales. I just don't recommend this book if you have entered middle school, or if you have read several fairy tale adaptations. THis one just isn't as good as some others for some lack of creativity.
This book was entertaining for both my 9 yr old and myself.
This is a great book to read out loud. It's a fun fairy tale about three sisters that need to take care of themselves, as their parents are pretty much doing their own thing (like eating bon-bons and traveling without their kids). Along the way, they get into many adventures running away from wolves, living in a house made of cookies and sweets, and trying to rescue their younger sister that got kidnapped (along with hundreds of other children). If you are reading it out loud to a small child, I might skip over chapter 12 "a game of bones" as it doesn't add anything to the story, but does talk about a ghost, which may be too scary for little kids. Other than that, it is a great enjoyable read with lots of adventure.
"Look after it, Storm... It's not a trinket. Whatever you do, don't let it fall into the wrong hands." Storm Eden isn't inclined to take her mother's dying words too seriously. After all, Zella Eden was not a very serious woman. She never did much of anything other than sleep, gaze at her own reflection and eat chocolate truffles in bed. Plus, the tiny musical pipe she pressed so urgently into Storm's hand doesn't look terribly powerful. It looks like a pipe. And a cheap one at that.

But then the wrong hands her mother warned of come knocking on the door of Eden End. hands that belong to the sinister Dr. DeWilde, a scar-faced gentleman with an unhealthy interest in rats. He wants that pipe, and he'll stop at nothing to get it.

With no parents to protect them, Storm and her sisters, Aurora and Anything, have no choice but to flee into the woods -- with Dr. DeWilde's hungry pack of wolves snapping close at their heels and a host of new dangers awaiting them in the shadows.

Featuring wonderful illustrations by the award-winning Mini Grey, Into the Woods is a classic tale with a very modern twist that will delight readers of every generation. ~ from the book's cover ~
I have had this book to read for quite awhile. I really enjoyed the beginning of this book but as the story progressed I found my attention lagging. There are cute illustrations throughout which made the story pretty fun.

This is an interesting mash-up of folktales and fairy tales. There are little bits and pieces of many throughout. I actually started to find it a bit distracting sorting out which pieces of the story came from which fairy tales.

This is a fairy tale that is pretty dark in tone. I enjoyed the characters of Storm, Aurora, and Eden. However, my attention started to wander when the girls got trapped in the evil witch’s candy cottage and from there went off to face the Piper. I think things just started to get a bit too contrived and weren’t flowing all that well which made the story harder to read.

So, while I loved the style of writing in the beginning of the book...by the end of the book I started skimming through chapters because I was bored. I also disliked that this is one of those middle grade reads where every adult is either evil or ambivalent toward the children in it.

Overall this is an okay middle grade dark fairy tale; the beginning was well done and the end was just boring. Personally I would skip it; there are much better middle grade fairy tale mash-ups out there. I would recommend checking out the A Tale Dark and Grimm series by Adam Gidwitz...it’s a darkly hilarious and hugely entertaining fairy tale mash up.
I stumbled upon this book, purchasing it by impulse (I can't contain myself when I come in contact with fairytales!). I was not disappointed. This is by far the best fairytale I have read in such a long time. The book had everything- adventure, mystery, frightening parts, along with sisterly bonds that were unbreakable! Even though there were hints of other tales mentioned here and there, entwined within the story- Into the Woods is a story all in itself that I couldn't put down. I was enthralled at Lyn Gardner's creativity from beginning to end, and loving how she was able to keep the feel of an old-time fairytale within the pages of something so new and original. It will, like other reviews mentioned,be loved mainly by girls, as the story focuses around three main characters who are sisters. However, there is enough scare, wolves, and an evil Dr. to entertain the boys as well! Plus, it is just one of those stories that will intruige those of all ages. I am 31, and loved it, and can't wait to read it to my little girls who are 4 and 6. I wish Gardner would write another!
As an adult, I found numerous literary flaws with the book, but my 8 year-old son enjoyed it.