Emily Windsnap: Six Swishy Tails of Land and Sea Kindle Edition

I thought the Emily Windsnap series would fit the bill to keep my girls excited about reading, especially considering it’s excellent star rating. As a classical homeschooling family we aim for what’s called “the true, good & beautiful” in literature. This series does not meet those standards. Just a few chapters into the first book and Emily had already repeatedly lied to her mother and friend (and gotten away with it); she sneaks out of the house to go swimming alone. The use of words like: idiot, shut up, and using God’s name in vein is where my daughter decided, on her own, the book wasn’t good for her. As she described it the book made her “feel bad”. 2 Stars for a good premise, just wish it wasn’t delivered with sub-par messaging.

I bought this set for my daughter who just turned 7 years old. She absolutely loves reading and I knew it would be something she would enjoy reading. Every night we read several chapters together and I am so proud of her, these books are great!! They really keep her entertained and wanting to actually keep reading. I knew that it could be a challenge, because some vocabulary was way past her level, but it’s been great because she has learned many new words! All in all, absolutely love this set!Oh and my son(3 years old) loves hearing in on us reading!

My daughter is 8 and in 3rd grade. After reading book 1 she is obsessed with Emily Windsnap. We just bought book 6 and 7 for her to read. I was scared it would be too hard for her to read but it is perfect. It has tought her new vocabulary and has kept her very interested. The book will have a hard word with a comma then the definition which I love. I bought her a Judy Moody book and she read it in 2 days so I bought this hoping it would last her longer. It has! Each book lasted her about 2 to 3 weeks. By lasting longer it has changed her more and has saved me money which is a plus. I also want to add that I (29) started reading them with her to encourage her and I think they are super cute. Its something we can talk about together and I can get a feel of what she learned. It takes me about 2 or 3 days to read one if I dedicate a few hours a day.

My 8 year old daughter loves these books!!! Such good stories and we love the 6 pack so she already has the next one in line every time she’s done with a book!!

I HAD to purchase this set for a few of the girls in my 5th grade class. They have devoured this series. These books are great for upper elementary students.

We bought these to read to our 5 year old daughter. She really enjoys the story. The story is more complex then other chapter books we have read to her (Junie B. Jones and Magic Tree House), so there were times where she seemed a bit bored. Our 11 year old asked to borrow them from her sister and she enjoyed them.

My 7 year old daughter (will be 8 in a couple weeks) LOVED the first book but was a bit scared by the second so we are going to hold off until she's a bit older.

Mermaids are all the rage right now. Anything that will get kid's attention and get them reading is great. Purchased for an 11 year old, but could probably span ages 8 thru 13.

am sure my niece will get hours of pleasure reading these

My daughter devoured the set in a week! Lovely stories

Entertaining

The books are a best seller and popular for 10 year old girls. The books were presented in a nice box

loved the gift