The Battle for Crystal Castle (Geronimo Stilton and the Kingdom of Fantasy #13) (13)

I found this book on Amazon while looking for an illustrated chapter book series for my then 5 year old daughter. My daughter is an advanced reader, 2-3rd grade level, but very visual and needs illustrations to help her understand the characters. This book is amazing for that and much more. The Kingdom of Fantasy series features an ordinary mouse, Geronimo Stilton, who becomes extraordinary when he travels to the Kingdom of Fantasy. One of the many things I love about this series is that Geronimo is a fearful mouse who helps save people in spite of his fears. My daughter has Sensory Processing Disorder and an anxiety disorder. She gets so much from the fact that Geronimo Stilton can power through and be brave even if he’s scared while doing it. Another thing I appreciate, in light of her anxiety disorder, is that there is no violence or scary stuff. There are several “bad guys” but good always wins. There are also “battle” scenes but they are so benign and the villains only say “we’ll meet again.” As a “words matter” person, I truly appreciate that there is also no disrespectful language either. It bugs me so much when books even include the words stupid or dumb because I’ve taught my daughter that we don’t talk like that. These books include none of that language, which I’m grateful for. We are currently reading #11 and we can’t wait to read the rest of the series!

My daughter's favorite series. The best children's book that stimulates imagination.

I am almost 9 and LOVE this book. If you love to read, you will love this series. My mom got me this book for Hannukah and I love love Love this book. The story, characters and the pictures make it awesome. It has my so-far favorite characters: Dawn, Winglet and Narek. This might be a spoiler, but I cannot hold on to my tongue; I love the part about Flamelet. She follows Winglet and reveals her true self.

Great book, daughter happy.

Came very fast and book was as listed. I would definitely buy again.

My son is 12 going on 13, and loves this series. I keep trying to get him to find other series that he loves as much being that this book is on a lower reading level, but he refuses. And as long as he’s reading, I’m OK with it. My only reason for four stars, was that he still reading it after a week and normally finish is much more quickly lol.

My son loves this collection he has every book he’s 12 and can’t stop reading them we recommend this series

Another hit. This series is the one to get for a person that doesn’t love to read.

My son loves it and the story is great and entertaining

9 year old loves this series of book. Highly recommended for this age group...

It was a give for a 8 year old, and they loved it.

This book is awesome and i love to read it. My favourite part is when Geronimo Stilton opens the big book and the pages of it. Very good and fun book

Amazing book!! My daughter never liked adventure stories due to the surprise elements in them. But this one has done the trick to spark her interest in fantasy adventure stories. We have had so much fun reading it together at bed time. Now every night, my daughter reminds me about bed time rather than the other way around, so that she can read the next chapter! The books are of good quality as well. Overall, an excellent addition to our book shelf!!