There are eight stories in this book that a five year old might be interested in. (Reading level is probably appropriate for some older 5 year olds.) It's convenient to have the collection and might be perfect for a book of stories to stash in a backpack for waits at the doctor, etc. The stories are "from" some children's books you might recognize. I'm not certain if they're excerpts or condensed versions. They seem rather disjointed, although there is a brief introduction at the beginning of each story, which helps make the connection. The stories include some illustrations from the books, some are in color. The stories are nice, but I think my young 5 year old would have preferred going through each book separately.

Kids don't read enough books, but they read J.K. Rowling's. Would you prefer your child playing a mind-numbing video game?

There's no disrespect for Christianity in the "Harry Potter" books, and certainly no blasphemy in them, unless you're a stodgy Brit who can't stand seeing British society satirized.

Finally, the villain in the "Harry Potter" books, Lord Voldamort, is a moral relativist. Since evangelical and other conservative Christians despise moral relativism, why would they have a problem with Harry Potter?

I am a devout Catholic, and I should hope I always will be. I read this book just to see what the author had to say. Becauae you see, I have read all the Harry Potter books and am a huge fan.
Although the book has a good indepth view on his beliefs about the books, I do not agree.
As a Harry Potter fan, yes I like the books. But I know that Harry Potter and the everything in the book is FICTION. I have absolutely no intentions of joining cults and turning to the devil's temptations. My only intent when reading these books is for 'FUN'. I dont think that if I go around trying to do spells and potions that I can be like H.P. I only enjoy them as if they were a book.
Thoguh it was an interesting read, I firmly disagree with what he is trying to put across.