Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

First time! This book was so good! I truly missed out by not reading this as a kid. The inner workings of the chocolate factory are just so perfect for inspiring a child's imagination. Charlie loved this book too. I think he related to the obsession with candy, and the drama involved with the kids getting into trouble was a perfect level of intensity (strangely violent, but not cruelly so) for a 5 year old. The routine of each child getting picked off one by one was also predictable/satisfying for Charlie. This has been the best chapter book read-aloud experience yet. Most nights, it was me proposing to read “just one more” extra chapter, and not him!