Have you ever read a book that was not at all "your" kind of book, but you ended up enjoying it anyway? The 13-Storey Treehouse was exactly that, for me. It was a gentle reminder that I never know what my "kind" of book is until I read it.Why was it not my kind of book?Two reasons immediately come to mind.One, I don't like books with so many pictures unless they're picture books.Two, I often don't like the kind of humour we find in The 13-Storey Treehouse.Why did I pick it up?One huge reason: children love it. When I conducted workshops for the British Council's Big Friendly Read Reading Challenge, everyone's favourite book was The 13-Storey Treehouse. This was several years ago, but the number of children who said it was the best book in the collection made me remember the title and look out for it.Even when I picked it up, I … [Read more...]