Konrad and the Birthday Painting

Experience a painting from the inside. This was a fun read (listen), with just the right balance of adventure, fantasy and moral. It is listed on Amazon as suitable for age 6 to 18, though I doubt most eighteen year-olds would choose it. (Audible lists it as 5-7 years) Konrad is only 8 years old and k......more

•audiobook• I recently came across the book on an Instafreebie Children’s Fantasy page and then was rewarded with the audiobook. A pleasant children’s book. Could it be the beginning of a series? It is a stand alone book, but this could be a modern “Magic Tree House” spin off for the newer generatio......more

I really liked the concept of this book - being able to enter a painting with a special pair of sunglasses. There are lots of paintings I would love to enter and escape to. I listened to this audiobook with my 7- and 8-year old kids. There were a few parts we all enjoyed, and my kids said that it wa......more

he is only 8 so when life changes all in one go. a bully is bullying him and he tries to put the blame onto his nanny. the bully has done something really bad. so he wants to try to put everything right even if it means going into a magic painting. can he do it even though he is only 8? see if he ca......more

We were given the opportunity to read this book before it was published. My daughter and son (8 and 7 at the time) loved the book. It was what I'd call a double adventure- as it starts out one way (trying to deal with a bully) and ends with a surreal exploration of "another place". Both my kids are......more