Loved it. I read out loud to my children
351206
Loved it.
I read out loud to my children, my 12 year old said it is now her favorite book.
863639
My kids and I LOVED this book. We enjoyed the wit and realness. Plus it was super relatable and my kids enjoyed the break from normal no back story books. We recommend this book to people who love to engage in real life storylines from the perspective of and African American. Love the book.
1853662
What a wonderful read aloud this was to share with my 4 sons!  We thoroughly enjoyed the rich characters and plot and language!
3762941
It's a great book to read yourself and an even greater book to read aloud to a child.  I realy enjoyed it.
367872
Is this available as an audio book? My child loved it. Reads it every day.
686324
I just finished reading this book in two days (with lots of interruptions from my 4 year old).  I loved it.  It was really compelling.  I loved the ending. A great work from a fellow Oregonian.
2461635
My sons, who are 9 and 10 years old, really loved this book. They laughed out loud through many of the chapters. They are not the most enthusiastic readers in town, so it was great to see them so engaged. It was also fun to hear them discussing what they had read and their take on childrens literature. They are fairly burned out on Harry Potter,and the Lemony Snicket books.  The Beloved Dearly is by far their favorite book of all time, or so they say. Now we just have to wait for Mr. Cooneys next book to come out. Could you ask him to try to have it ready in time for our long flight to Orlando this June?
3884387
This book is just plain fun to read out loud.  You can go slow and soft and get faster and louder until you and your child are yelling, "I'm a grumpy Santa Claus!"  I have even read this one without my 3-year-old around.  I bought it for everybody I knew with kids last year.
4631023
My kids and I really loved this book.  We had to read it for a book report.  Kids enjoyed it as well.
3916285
I bought an extra copy for my own children - all teenagers- so they may also enjoy the power of a story to uplift, inform and inspire.  Let's celebrate their strengths as written in their voices.  Great read for parents and children alike.
969248
Awesome. My kids loved it. Its a regular read at our house.
3457614
I am a fourth grade teacher and used this as a read aloud. My students loved it!
2731880
I read this outloud to the kids, and they loved it. It was perfect because the length wasn't too long taking weeks to read, but it was long enough that my kids looked forward to the next time we sat down together and keep going. Such a great way to spend time with your children and teach them how fun reading can be!
3687316
Read this to my kids so many times I should be able to recite it. Bought it for their children.
2278019
This was a great book to read together as a family. We went from laughing to crying. It was a super read for our children. Loved this book and the message.
3471332
My kids loved this book. Such a cute story! I read it aloud to my 2 and 5 year old and they were both interested and listened.
3073274
I love reading and wanted to pass that on to my sons. I've been reading to them since they were infants and hope to do so until they leave home, if they will let me. This was the magical book for us that really got them excited about reading. I read it to them when they were 6 1/2. We quickly bought as much of the series as was available and went through that, too. My one son has requested that the school librarian and the director of his aftercare program also buy the books so the kids there can enjoy them as well.

I will say that though I love reading to my kids, I cannot stand reading bad stuff to them, and these books were ones that we all enjoyed. There are a lot of big words, even for comprehension, for a six year old. But the story was compelling enough that the kids didn't seem to mind that at all. It is a very good story for both boys and girls, which is also kind of rare in this age group.