A quick glance at our sign out book shows that the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne includes some of the most popular books at Mustard Seeds at present. I decided to ask Tapaswinee and Rahul a few questions about the series to get the inside scoop.
When did you start reading these books?
Rahul: When I was six years old, in 2007.
Tapaswinee: When I was eight years old, in 2007.
What do you like about Magic Tree House?
R: You can learn a lot by reading these, like what it was like in olden times when there were knights.
T: They have such exciting adventures, like in Ghost Town at Sundown when Annie and Jack went to a place with a cowboy. They had to save a little pony.
Tell me about the character Morgan le Fay...
R: She's the Master Librarian and the tree house actually belongs to her. She asked Jack and Annie if they want to be her librarians in order to free her.
What is your favorite book in this series?
R: I have probably read about 14 of them. Dinosaurs Past Noon, Knight at Dawn, Mummies Before Breakfast and Dolphins Past Daybreak are my favorites.
T: Well, I am taking out Hour of the Olympics today. There are 25 or 26 books in the series.
R: I think there are 31.
Whose the author?
T: Mary Pope Osborne. Will Osborne is Mary Pope Osborne's husband and he helps her write the research guides that you can now get too.
What kind of personalities do the main characters have?
R: Jack always says, "EEKS!" and suddenly he disappears. Jack is always checking his notebook and keeping notes. Annie always says, "Come on, Jack!"
