[dsmith]

I will always love these books because they are what got my son to enjoy reading. Before Harry Potter he hated to read- now he reads scifi and fantasy all the time, just like his mom. We are both reading the Dresden Files now, and re-listening to the Harry Potter books on cd. Jim Dale does a great job on the audio books!!! I think they are good writing for children's fantasy, although there are a lot of other good or better ya fantasy (and adult).