I missed out on the books when I was growing up (reading lots of Discworld instead) but loved the films, so I'm reading them now as an adult (read the first one last year).<br><br>This was unabashedly a children's book. The sentences are short and simple, the characters maybe 2 and a half dimensions at most, and the plot unfolds quite simply. <br><br>However, it's a great children's book! The simplicity of the writing means there's lots of space for the setting to be brought to life, and it's a fun read.<br><br>I'm looking forward to when my kids are big enough to read it too.