Reviews for Dora's World - Books in a Box

The average rating for Dora's World - Books in a Box based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-01-21 00:00:00 Samm Ringgenberg Maybe I just don't have the childhood connection to these stories, but I didn't particularly enjoy them. They're exceedingly twee - especially the last, of Pigling Bland, which is almost sickeningly so. It also didn't seem to go anywhere in particular, which was a theme of this collection. All four stories seemed to just peter out instead of complete, with no real direction. I'm aware these are kids stories, but I don't think that excuses them from not following a traditional structure and finishing with a really close. I know many of these stories likely had a follow up, as a lot of them were part of much larger series, but I still felt let down by the lack of a conclusion. Some of these are considered classics of children's literature, especially Jeremy Fisher and Benjamin Bunny - they even had special 50ps minted in the recent past commemorating them. I have to say I'm surprised, as I've read some far better children's books in my time.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-12-16 00:00:00 Roger Dugan For all ages! Tells the tales of Tom Kitten, Mr. Jeremy Fisher, Benjamin Bunny and Pigling Bland. Each story gets longer containing more complex sentence structures and trickier language enabling children to progress as they get more confident with their reading. The beginning tales do contain quite a few tricky/unfamiliar words (affronted, tucker, extraordinary, dignity, repose) considering how simply they are told however, this makes them more stimulating and provides a learning opportunity rather than the stories themselves being too challenging to read. Familiar names like Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck also feature with beautifully painted illustrations throughout.