I've read this before, and I enjoyed revisiting the book, but I think I actually prefer the movie... Anyway, this time I read it aloud for my kids, 11 and 8 years old. Doing the dialogue the same as it was in the film was a lot of fun! One star off for the author's interruptions and for "Buttercup's Baby" (which I wish I had skipped entirely) as they detracted from the flow of the story.