Nancy Brown and Father Brown

We received our copy of "The Father Brown Reader" today. My nine year old was delighted. We read aloud the first story, The Blue Cross, and he gives it a solid two thumbs up. He'd give more thumbs, but he only has two.

I was quite impressed by the adaptation. This is not a "dumbed down" book, even though Mrs. Brown adapted it for younger, contemporary readers. It is recommended on some sites for ages 8-10, but unless your 8-10 year old is a very solid reader, I'd push it up bit for solo reading (10 and up). But as a read aloud, it can go younger.

You can read more about it and order it at FlyingStars