Hobbit/LotR for Children

[rbmingie]

Does anyone know if the Hobbit and/or TLotR is available in an illustraded, condensed children's version?

Thanks.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Actually, the Hobbit was written as a children's book. ;)

You might want to try Rankin-Bass' Hobbit and Return of the King animations. Bakshi's is darker, but it should be fine for fairly mature children.

[Khadrane]

Originally posted by Gwaimir Windgem
Bakshi's is darker, but it should be fine for fairly mature children.

That movie scarred me for life. It's a disgrace to Tolkien. Stick to Rankin-Bass.:)

[Sister Golden Hair]

Originally posted by Khadrane
That movie scarred me for life. It's a disgrace to Tolkien. Stick to Rankin-Bass.:) Well, the Bakshi movie really was a labor of love, but he did not have the funds or the technology to do the job that Peter Jackson has done.

[Ñólendil]

Nor the skill. I think the movie was horrible.

[Sister Golden Hair]

Well, back in those days, it grew on you.

[markedel]

I'd say stick to the hobbit. Part of the fun of LOTR is the richness of the langauge. Let the kids read it themselves. The Hobbit on the other hand is designed for children.

[Ben]

How old are the children? I was around 8 when I first read The Hobbit. If they're good readers they can get through it themselves.

[Lady of Rohan]

there is a copy of the books that are all the books in 1 and it has a few pictures in it that are draw but alen lee but its not a picture book or n e thing like that.

[Nilore]

The Hobbit is the only Tolkien book i've seen with decent colour pictures.

[samwiselvr2008]

Actually, I have a copy of LOTR with very nice color pictures. (Not condensed though, and very exspensive)

I saw a book that looked like it was more of a movie summery then a book summery, but it had lots of pictures in it (from the movie of course), you might like to try that! I've seen it at Books-A-Million, and at Wallmart!:)

[Lady of Rohan]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by samwiselvr2008
[B]Actually, I have a copy of LOTR with very nice color pictures. (Not condensed though, and very exspensive)

thats the same as my book. It's not condensed either, but I don't know how expensize mine was because I got it for my birthday.:)

[Cirdan]

The is a, sort of, comic book version of the Hobbit and, maybe LotR. Not suer of the publisher but I can find out. A neighbor has a copy.

[Elfhelm]

I promise you that reading The Hobbit to your kids will not be unpleasant. There's no need for pictures. Let them see with their mind's eyes. And let the Prof. work his own magic on them. If his spell succeeds, they will want to read LotR when the time is right.

I speak from experience. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it to them and we looked forward to that hour every night. And now both of them have read LotR, the older girl has read it twice.

[Falagar]

My father read the Hobbit and LotR to me when I was 7-8 years old (and to my sister, who was 6-7). The worst thing that can happen to them is becoming like me :)

[Elfhelm]

Cool! Was it in Norwegian? :)

[Laurelyn]

I don't know about picture-books or what-have-you, but like everybody said, just read 'em the story or let 'em read it themselves, if they're old enough. My dad read me the Hobbit when I was five-ish (I've forgotten exactly) and he and I are telling my brother slightly condensed versions (he doesn't have the patience to let us read it to him yet) and he's three. "Tell me the stowy of Biwlbo Baggins," he says. It's cute. :)

[samwiselvr2008]

The noncondensed version is always better when reading books! The only exseption is books you hate, and books that you are forced to read and have a deu- date on. Talking about deu dates, I have alot of homework/worksheets on The Fellowship of the Ring to do:rolleyes:

The Hobbit is supposed to be a 7th grade reading level book, but I don't agree with that, I think that they will understand it, or posably be able to read it themselves.