Island of Dragons Hardcover – September 3, 2019

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 2 kids have both enjoyed geronimo stilton books. They enjoy Thea Stilton as well, but say geronimo is better.

My son loves Geronimo's Kingdom of Fantasy series and we take turns reading it aloud. This lacks some of the continuity between other Kingdom of Fantasy books but the story itself is very good, nice flow. Illustrations top notch as always. New characters are also very good without getting too many. I like some of the words used in this one which help build vocabulary for the expected reading age (examples: voracious, scrounge).Highly recommended. If I had to choose an ideal age group, it would be 2nd-4th grade, but I'd argue older kids might find it enjoyable.Moldy mozzarella, why does this type of thing always happen to Geronimo?

My 7 year old grandson loves this book, and the whole Geronimo Stilton Kingdom of Fantasy series is probably his favorite. But I met a mom whose 10 year old girl also enjoys these. So that's a good age spread.Attractive and strong cover and binding.This book encourages unenthusiastic readers to engage in the story, through graphic and expressive lettering / fonts, liberal illustrations, fascinating maps and charts, and of course the good humor of the smartest mouse of all, the funny, brilliant, and humble Geronimo Stilton. Lots to get engrossed in. Great gift.

How in the world does anyone have an imagination like thisBest book I have read in ages apart from diary of a wimpy kid (My son's review as I bought this for him)

This is a great book. I recommend this book for 2nd to 3rd graders

Great book/series for young readers. All kids love Geronimo Stilton stories!

My grandson son loved it. He started reading it as soon as I gave it to him