'A book without pictures? There's no way he'll be interested' I thought. OK, so there are a few black and white line drawings, but essentially it's a words-only adult-looking paperback. I was wrong about our 4 year old being interested though. He lapped up the stories of dragons, wizards, games of hide-and-seek, birthdays and balloons,and listened with a concentration I didn't previously know he possessed! Six months on and it is a well-thumbed favourite in our house. The only down-side is having to read the same stories over and over again, he loves them so much.