We Both Read-Jack and the Beanstalk (Pb)

My grandchildren love this book. My 7 year old reads to the younger ones. The pictures are wonderful, tell the story all by themselves. GREAT BOOK.

This book was very good and had a lot of humor. The author really gets into telling us how Jack got the magic beans by trading his cow for them. His mother thought he was dumb forbuying the beans. So he throws them out the window then grow and Jack climbs the stalk to the top. While looking around sees the giant then steals his harp. When Jack gets to the bottom and while the giant was climbing Jack choped the giants stalk. So the giant is destroyed and everybody lives happily ever after. This would be a good book for a fairy tale loving person.

A really great idea in children's books! The adult reads the paragraphs on the left side of the book. The parent's sides are full of descriptive words that add to the story. The child reads the right side of the book. The words continue to tell the story, but in more simple words. My son (age five) loves to read these books. The when I read my section, it gives him a much needed break, and he can just imagine what is going on in the story. When it is his turn to read, he is ready to participate!

Beautifully illustrated and written - the story is true to the fairy tales original plot. I especially like the fact that children can enjoy and participate in this book at their own level. My almost 4 year old boy is an early reader -- he can phonetically pronounce more than half the words on the children's pages, and adds new words each time we read it. His twin sister is just starting to sound out words, but watches with interest as I read the children's pages to her and point to each word as I say it. We're planning to give a copy of this book in the "goody bag" to each child at their 4 year old birthday party next month!