Ages 7+1-min guideFantasyAdventure
Christmas in Camelot
by Mary Pope Osborne
Good fitA great fit for most kids 7 and up. A longer Magic Tree House quest with a cozy holiday ending. A freezing spell and fire-breathing monsters bring brief, mild suspense.
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What it’s about
At Christmastime, the magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to King Arthur’s castle. A spell has stolen Camelot’s joy, and its bravest knights never came home. Jack and Annie volunteer for a quest to the magical Otherworld.
The ending
What might come up
Scary momentsA littleA knight freezes everyone in the castle like statues. Fire-breathing monsters corner Jack and Annie, who fight them off.
LanguageA littleAnnie says 'darn' once, and Jack calls ideas 'crazy' and 'nuts.'
RomanceNone
Why kids like it
It’s a real quest, with rhyming clues, a magic cloak, knights and dragons.
Free printable quiz
- 1Where does the tree house take Jack and Annie?
- 2What three gifts do the knights give them?
- 3What is inside the cauldron?
- 4Who carries Jack and Annie to the Otherworld?
