Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audio CD)

-WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT, 'ARRY? Well, quite frankly, if you haven't heard of HARRY POTTER - one would beg the question - WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?? But for those of you who have been spending the last few years under a rock - here is a breif outline of what it's about... Harry Potter is a boy who at the age of 11 finds out that he isn't the 'normal' boy he thought he was, he is infact a wizard! So begins a whirlwind of adventure and magic as he prepares to spend the next 7 years of his life at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. His parents died in car crash when he was a baby - or so he believes, until the plot unravels that the Dark Lord ...  Read the complete review

Sometimes even the best laid plans can go a little awry . After the struggles to make ends meet last christmas, I came up with an absoulely foolproof plan - I would think well in advance what people might like, add these items to my Amazon wishlist so I wouldn't forget, and then pay for them using the Amazon vouchers I earn through dooyoo . I'd order all the items nice and early, leaving myself plenty of time to wrap them! In this way, I'd avoid crowded shopping centres, last minute panics, and the general disorganised chaos and impending financial ruin that Christmas has come to be in my household. Now, the wishlist idea was brilliant - i'd often read reviews ...  Read the complete review

You will be glad to know that I don't intend to write yet another review of Harry Potter. Everyone who is interested will by now know what the story is about and if you don't then you probably don't care. What I want to write about is the tapes of all the Harry Potter series and the virtue of such tapes.As I describe below, they are an excellent way of passing a long journey, however there are many other benefits. Having listened to the first tape my son who was 8 was determined that he then wanted to read the book. He was a competent reader but we had struggled to get him to read anything other than books about football. He devoured it and ...  Read the complete review

For those of you who have not already read this (is there anyone who hasn’t) I won’t spoil the surprise. Harry Potter has fast become one of the most recognised names in the country, this story shows how deserved this fame is, with the combination of humour and storytelling, with an entirely unpredictable ending than is intrinsic to all of the Harry Potter book’s. “The Philosopher’s Stone” is the first time that we are introduced to the adventures of Harry, Ron and Harmione, and their now infamous archenemy Lord Voldemort. As with all of the Harry Potter Book’s this is suitable for all ages, whether you are still ...  Read the complete review

The Harry Potter books The whole of the Harry Potter series is excellent. I think it is the amount of imagination contained within the books that make them stand out against all the competition. The characters are well written, with the added bonus that they have their own moments of weakness. As the main people are children, it must not be expected that they will act as adults, and the writer does not let us down. There are moments of tension created by them as well as by ‘the bad guys’, they have their own opinions and awkward scenes I can remember from school are re-created for us. Harry has times when he is completely alone, he is not simply ...  Read the complete review