he read it by himself and loved the stories
599610
Sent this book to my 4 1/2 old grandson, he read it by himself and loved the stories!
2710926
He burns through all the Dragonbreath books. After we read them together, he reads them on his own. Now he's counting the days until #8 is released.
2277952
I read this to both my 3 year old son and my 6 year old nephew; both absolutely loved the stories inside! My 3 year old fell asleep by the end of the second story mumbling about pirate ships. My 6 year old nephew stayed up until I finished reading all of the stories included. He was very entertained by all of them. He even helped read parts of the stories, although some words were too big and I had to help him through them and explain to him what they meant. After we finished reading the stories we went on and discussed each one. This morning he woke up and asked me if we could read a couple of them again tonight! My nephew is VERY picky about what books he likes and doesn't like but this has a story for every child! I would definitely recommend this book to others!
2618131
I got this for him for his birthday.  He loved it.  Many of the stories were from the time when he was a kid and he rememberd some of them.  His heros (Mantle, Maris, Yogi, and Whitey) were all there.
4683874
The Spirit Bird is composed of many interesting short stories. The author did a great job of letting the reader be able to interpret their own meanings and endings in each of the stories. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to read something that they can elaborate on and take the story and relate it back into their own lives. Really entertaining, overall an enjoyable collection of short stories.
987995
I went into this book having not read any of the Bridge Series before, but I don't think it mattered. I fell in love with each individual story and their characters. The author was able to give me peaks into everyone's past that I didn't feel I was missing anything. With such short stories, that very difficult to do, but the author was able to make the reader feel connected to the characters and experience all of the stories beautifully.

As the synopsis says, this is 4 individual stories, told from different points of views. The first three don't seem related, but they are all pulled together in the fourth story. I went through a roller coaster of emotions while reading. One of the stories was a fun read, The Interpretation, which had me laughing out loud. The Intermezzo was so sad I had tears in my eyes many times. Then there was the sexual tension in The Interlude.

My suggestion is to pay attention to the little details in each story. They may become relevant later on. I think if I were to re-read this book, I would put more of the puzzle pieces together.
1568343
My grandson, who is in kindergarten, came home one day and announced that everyone  in his class could read except for him. I knew this wasn't true and wanted to find a way to show him that he could read. I ordered the first two sets of books and when they came we sat down to read. He was able to read the first book with very little difficulty. He was so pleased with himself!  It was easy going from there, we are now on the fourth set of books.
4425304
25 very nice stories. Not too long for a 6 year old to read on his own and humerous. There is a lot of repetition in each book, but that's all part of learning, so it doesn't bother us.
4894100
Each story stands alone and each  one is told beautifully.  They are stories that inspired me to consider my own life and journeys.
3495135
Got this out of the library to play to the kids (8, 11 and 13) on a long car ride, and even my skeptical 11-year-old son was hooked by Rickman's dramatic rendition of the 1st story. We loved Whoopie Goldberg reading the 2nd story as well, another perfect match of actor to story. After that some of the tales were more interesting than others; some are too short and boring for older kids, even though they are all read wonderfully. I am thinking of giving the book or CD as a birthday present for friends of my youngest--girls turning 9.
1083295
It would help to have read previous Mitford books, but was a great read on it's own.
3006103
I read the books when they came out, and just bought them as e-book whisper-sync or on Audible.  Luke Daniels as a voice actor makes Harry and the other characters come alive, and the books are a great read by themselves!  Fun!
1677157
I purchased this for our 8 year old son and he loves it! He reads it daily by himself and then shares with his dad or I about what he learned.
4299851
These comic books are great! My four-year-old will sit in his bed and read this book all by himself, because it is mostly pictures with very few words. The stories are short and very silly. I'm so glad we found these. It is a great stepping stone to getting him reading on his own.
1456073
Great reading with my son! Many of the stories reminded me of stories heard while I grew up. What fun!
2000506
We have read all of these books to our 7 year old son, and he is starting to read them himself too. Great stories and a great way to learn a little bit about the world.
2397187
My daughter got this whole series of books when she turned 8.  She can easily read them herself and has often referred to several of the lessons that the author learned in these stories.  Each chapter is a different story, so you can pick it up and read whatever you have time for.  These would also be great to read to younger children.  The stories are from "the olden days" and are good, wholesome stories that we often laugh at and usually learn a lesson from.  Highly recommended.