This book was absolutely adorable. I read it in 3 days, only because my schedule didn't allow me to sit and read it in one sitting. Before I even started reading the book, I went home for the weekend and took it with me to start on it. While I was there, my 15 year old sister saw the book and got so excited to see a MAGIC TREE HOUSE book, because she read many in the series. So after seeing her excitement, I looked even more forward to reading it.
One thing I noticed about this book is how rich in history it is, and just how much I learned while reading it. As a child, I couldn't imagine reading this book and not liking it. When I was younger, it wouldn't have been the type of book I would have picked out, but I know if I would have come across it, I would have loved it, because my first impression of the book was "you have to be intelligent and understand the depth of fantasy to read this book;" but I feel like I learned so much and took the adventure myself. I truly understand the meaning of the phrase..."Don't Judge a Book By it's Cover."
From all the imagination and rhymes to figuring out the Grand Lady of the Lagoon really was the city of Venice, it was such an enjoyable experience and I plan on purchasing many more MAGIC TREE HOUSE books for my own classroom.