Magic Tree House Collection: Books 1-8

We listen to books on CD in the car, even on short trips to the grocery store. I was very excited when I found the Magic Tree House collection. Although the books may have been written for older children, our four year old loves to listen to the stories and talks a lot about them. He integrates parts of the various stories in his play at home, and our car rides, short and long ones, have become very enjoyable. I would say that the Magic Tree House collection is appropriate for kids starting at the age of four. There is no violence, but unlimited possibilities for playful kids imagination in the world of pirates, dinosaurs, knights etc.

I bought this primarily for my five year old (although I think the toddler benefits from hearing it as well) while we're riding in the car, because we spend at least 30-45 minutes per day in the car. She loves listening to the stories and for the most part listens intently and occassionally asks questions about what is going on in the story and why Jack or Annie said or did something in particular. The audio book is the way to go; much better than getting a DVD/TV player installed in your car. The author, Mary Pope Osborne, does a good job inflecting her voice to engage my daughter. I highly recommend this audio book series for anyone with youngsters who need a distraction while in the car. We have 2 more stories left in this disc set and I plan on buying the next series as soon as I get tired of hearing this set over and over again!

I bought this audiobook for the first time when my oldest child was 4. I have three kids ages 7, 4 and 2 now and all three of them still enjoy listening to magic treehouse in the car. We have bought every magic treehouse book available on audible and my kids can’t get enough of them. Mary Pope Osbourne feels like a friend to our family. My 2 year old listens to this particular book every single night to go to bed.

My almost 5 year old can’t stop listening to Magic Tree House books. The audible quality is wonderful. The stories are engaging and educational. He can’t wait to see where Jack and Annie go on each trip.

We discovered this through a Wendy's kids meal promo. Then I bought the set here at Amazon. It arrived in 2 days. What can I say? The narration is excellent! The story is simple, yet, well written to inspire your child to sit in his/her seat and use their imagination. It has given me "sanity" in my drives with the kids, with the treasured silence that has filled the air, as they listen to the cd. We've purchased the books as well, and it is great to have it to read along with. Listening to the author narrate also has made me a better story reader to my children. My kids are 5 y.o. and 3 y.o. And they can follow the story really well. And I have a 9 month old baby, too...and the CD gets him sleeping pretty well while we drive.

Magic Tree House Collection: Books 1-8 All the MTH stories are great. My 4 year old enjoyed them from the start. We got a free CD from Wendy's with his kid's meal. So we had to get the rest of the series. Some are more informational than others but they are interesting and fun. The only problem I have with this audio version is that each episode is not on a separate cd. Instead they overlap. It makes it difficult to listen to one particular story. Plus when it's time to switch to the next cd it doesn't say so, it simply starts the disc over again. This causes confusion. We listen for a while and then realize the story has changed. Usually audio stories that are continued on another cd tell you "to continue this story change to disk # 2." And when my boy wants a particular story I can't just pull out THAT disc and listen to it. I have to get the disk and search for the start of that story. It is a pain. But especially when he wants to be independent and do it himself. It is just frustrating. I have no problem with the books or the recordings just the way it is organized to overlap.

I cannot possibly recommend this highly enough, I wish I could give it 10 stars! I have a 4.5 year old son and 2 and 3 year old daughters. My son is absolutely enthralled by this series. The girls are interested, but still a bit too young for it. My son is currently sitting in the living room listening to it, which to my delight, he prefers over watching TV! The stories are both gripping and educational. The books have piqued his interest in many new subjects. We've quickly gone through the first 30 books! I'll be sad when it ends, though I anticipate we'll just start over, and listen to these several times over.

The audiobooks are so good. The children love to listen to the stories while we are in the car and, honestly, I love these stories too. The author herself reads the stories and she does a wonderful job. There is a strong educational component to these stories as well. Lots of historical facts made so interesting in these fabulous stories. I have 5, 8 and 11 year olds and all three of them listen with rapt attention. We bought multiple collections up to book 40. Will likely buy more when we finish these. I would recommend this item!

大人が英語勉強の為に購入しました。 子供向けなので、難しい単語も少なくて、ストレスなく楽しく英語の勉強が出来ると思います。 文章も簡単な方なので、まる暗記するのにも苦労はしてません。 これで、楽しく英語の勉強しようと思ってます。 ちなみに、cdも一緒に購入するのをオススメします。

Keeps my kids entertained in the car

Got this 8-book CD for my daughter who has three kids ages 4,6, and 8. She said that they were great for keeping them entertained on long car trips. The reader (the author herself) does a great job with pacing and voicing the stories so all could follow and enjoy them. As a bonus, I also bought books 1-8 and the older child, has now with much more confidence taken up reading them.

My 7-yr old son loves these audio books. I also like the stories and find them educating. Each story takes the children back in history to a different place. The author herself reads the stories and her English is easy to understand. My son is at an international school and this is his second year learning English (his German is still much better than his English). Nevertheless, the stories are not hard to follow. We are now buying the next audio book collection (books 9-16). I think girls would especially like these stories, since one of the major characters, Annie, is very courageous and smart, often saving her brother and finding solutions to their problems.

My boys love listening to stories at bedtime. Great addition to their collection.