I love the fact that the stories take place in different cities and showcase the landmarks of that location. My Thoughts: I recommend this book for any age! Because of the many pictures and the fact that only two characters have names, it would be a perfect first chapter book for any child. It’s nothing horrible, but you should know that the duck is not a great role model! He runs away, takes things that aren’t his, and just acts crazy a lot of the time.

Special Considerations: Duck, Dodsworth’s traveling companion, makes a lot of poor choices. Picture Frequency: large picture on every pageĭetails: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Nov 16, 2009ĭetails: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Apr 16, 2013 (Honestly, though, the video review is much more comprehensive, and it’s only a few minutes long.)ĭetails: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Oct 19, 2009 If you don’t watch the video, make sure to scroll down to read the Special Considerations section so that you aren’t blindsided by something in the book that might be a touchy subject for some people. You can scroll past the video for just the bare book details. Both times, these books were big hits.Ĭheck out the video review to find out what I liked and didn’t like about the books, what ages it would be good for, and anything questionable that you need to know about before picking this series up. Recently, I read the series aloud again now that he is five years old, and my daughter is two. I first read aloud this series to my son when he was only 18 months old. Thankfully, there are books like the Dodsworth series to introduce them to other places!ĭodsworth in New York, Dodsworth in Paris, Dodsworth in London, Dodsworth in Rome, and Dodsworth in Tokyo follow the adventures of Dodsworth and a duck around the world. I still want them to know about other places, however, even if I’m not up to navigating the Underground with them in tow. Traveling internationally with my kids is just not something I’ve done! To be honest, that sounds super intimidating. However, I don’t combine these two loves.

I also love to travel to other countries. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Email “Dodsworth wanted adventure.” – opening line of Dodsworth in New York

Dodsworth in Paris by Tim Egan