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The Lost Stone (1) (The Kingdom of Wrenly) Paperback – Illustrated, April 1, 2014
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Meet Lucas, the eight year-old prince, and Clara, the daughter of the queen’s seamstress. Lucas is an only child who longs to make friends and go on adventures. Clara knows the kingdom well, so she and Lucas team up and explore the lands of Wrenly!
In The Lost Stone, Lucas and Clara search for Queen Tasha’s missing emerald. On their exciting adventure, they travel to all the main attractions of Wrenly: Primlox (the island of fairies), Burth (the island of trolls), Crestwood (the island of dragons), Hobsgrove (the island of wizards), and the beautiful Mermaid’s Cove. King Caleb has promised to reward the person who finds the precious stone, and Lucas and Clara are determined to search the entire kingdom until they find it!
With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Kingdom of Wrenly chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.
- Reading age6 - 8 years, from customers
- Print length128 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelKindergarten - 4
- Lexile measure560L
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.4 x 7.31 inches
- Publication dateApril 1, 2014
- ISBN-101442496908
- ISBN-13978-1442496903
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Robert McPhillips has been involved in a wide variety of projects over the years—from illustrating greeting cards to animation, though he especially loves illustrating children’s books. Robert makes his home in North Devon, England, with his wife, Sam.
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- Publisher : Little Simon
- Publication date : April 1, 2014
- Edition : Illustrated
- Language : English
- Print length : 128 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1442496908
- ISBN-13 : 978-1442496903
- Item Weight : 3.84 ounces
- Reading age : 6 - 8 years, from customers
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.4 x 7.31 inches
- Book 1 of 21 : The Kingdom of Wrenly
- Grade level : Kindergarten - 4
- Lexile measure : 560L
- Best Sellers Rank: #44,060 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #503 in Children's Chapter Books (Books)
- #1,354 in Children's Friendship Books
- #1,699 in Children's Action & Adventure Books (Books)
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Robert McPhillips has been involved in a wide variety of projects over the years, from illustrating greeting cards to animation. He especially loves illustrating children’s books. He wanted to be an artist for as long as he can remember and spent most of his early years drawing, painting and inventing stories to go with his art. Robert loves the countryside and is inspired by much of its nature, history and animals. He is also a J.R.R. Tolkien fan and was giddy to find the famous author had grown up a stone's throw from his own childhood home in Birmingham. Robert now lives in the beautiful county of Devon, England, with his wife Sam.
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Customers find this book to be a great chapter book for beginning readers, with engaging writing and simple plots that are easy to follow. The book features both male and female characters, and customers particularly appreciate the black and white illustrations. They enjoy the storyline, with one customer noting it includes a healthy relationship between parents and children.
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Customers find this book to be a great kids' book, particularly noting it as a wonderful chapter book suitable for beginning readers who enjoy following the characters' adventures.
"This is a great book for kids that have started to be interested in chapter books. Short, eventful chapters with easy to follow story lines...." Read more
"...She is an excellent reader, and although these books do not challenge her, she says she really enjoys the stories and loves the black and white..." Read more
"I loved the book it is awesome! It is very exciting & adventurous! It is amazing and very very good." Read more
"The Wrenly series is great for girls and boys. My 2nd grader loves them. Good storyline about family and friendship---with adventure thrown in." Read more
Customers find the book's writing engaging, with one customer noting that the words are simple enough for young readers, and another mentioning it's easy to read aloud.
"...are lovely, the story and the characters are well done, and the writing is engaging and approachable without being dumbed down...." Read more
"I love this book because the storyline is interesting and the words are simple enough that most of my struggling readers can work through them..." Read more
"...They are easy to read aloud too. Fun!" Read more
"This series has captured my 7 year old’s heart. It is great for boys and girls to read, and is very engaging...." Read more
Customers appreciate the character development in the book, featuring both male and female characters.
"...Both male and female main characters. Good for 1st or 2nd Graders...." Read more
"All 18 students in our class loved this book! We liked the main characters, Lucas and Clara, and enjoyed reading about their adventures...." Read more
"...There is also both male and female characters, something not all authors pull off well." Read more
"...The illustrations are lovely, the story and the characters are well done, and the writing is engaging and approachable without being dumbed down...." Read more
Customers enjoy the storyline of the book, with one mentioning it features a healthy relationship between parents and children, while another appreciates the nice story with lots of pictures.
"...Short, eventful chapters with easy to follow story lines. Both male and female main characters. Good for 1st or 2nd Graders...." Read more
"...They have simple plots, but enough details to keep him interested...." Read more
"...; but for the most part she can read these on her own and she enjoys the storyline." Read more
"Nice story with lots of pictures." Read more
Customers like the black and white illustrations in the book.
"...have chapters (usually about 10) with large type and lots of black and white drawings that make them a great fit for readers who are just starting..." Read more
"...her, she says she really enjoys the stories and loves the black and white illustrations...." Read more
"...The illustrations are lovely, the story and the characters are well done, and the writing is engaging and approachable without being dumbed down...." Read more
"...The print is larger and the pages are all illustrated with black and white drawings...." Read more
Customers find the book easy to read, with one mentioning they finished it in two days.
"...She is completely hooked, and is reading more in the past 7 days than she has in the entire month previous." Read more
"Bought this for my great niece who was 5 at the time and a prolific reader.....she loved the series." Read more
"...He scoops up these books and reads them instantly. They are easy reads, true, but the point is he won't put them down until they are done...." Read more
"...He read the entire book in two days." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2025Format: PaperbackVerified Purchasemy kids love to read the this book
- Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2021Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseLucas and Clara are best friends who live in a kingdom that includes fairies, giants, wizards, and witches. My daughter who is in second grade enjoys Lucas and Clara's adventures, including this book, which is the start to them all.
The books have chapters (usually about 10) with large type and lots of black and white drawings that make them a great fit for readers who are just starting chapter books--and for readers who enjoy a fun magical world even if they can read longer books with smaller type now. :)
I hope your kids enjoy this book!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2023Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseI love this book because the storyline is interesting and the words are simple enough that most of my struggling readers can work through them without too much trouble. It also appeals to boys and girls.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2022Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseFirst book in the series(I personally like all of them) and it came in epic quality. Perfect detail. Love it and the shipping was epic. No regrets. I would literally do it again if I ruined this one. Thank you Amazon and Jordan Quinn!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2017Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseThis is a great book for kids that have started to be interested in chapter books. Short, eventful chapters with easy to follow story lines. Both male and female main characters. Good for 1st or 2nd Graders. A good 2nd grade reader might be able to go through this book in a single afternoon. Ogres, fairies, mermaids, dragons, princes... and a healthy relationship between parents and children. They are easy to read aloud too. Fun!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2022Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseAll 18 students in our class loved this book! We liked the main characters, Lucas and Clara, and enjoyed reading about their adventures. This book has mystery, funny parts, and challenges for the characters to solve. We liked this book so much that we decided to read the whole series!
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2021Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseThis series has captured my 7 year old’s heart. It is great for boys and girls to read, and is very engaging. The first week we had it, she read it 5 times, and we promptly found several more of the series from the library. She is completely hooked, and is reading more in the past 7 days than she has in the entire month previous.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2023Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseMy son age 8 did not want to read the book at first because he saw the fairy book in the series, but once he started reading the Wrenly books, he could not stop until he read the whole series including the fairy book. We did skip 5 books - the 2 ones on witch curses, the evil shadow one, the ghost one, and dream one. He loved the books he read and kept re-reading his favorites.
Between the Dragon Masters and Wrenly books however, his obsession went beyond reading the books themselves into wanting to make magic spells, have a magic wand, wear a wizard hat, and wear a green crystal necklace to have a dragon relationship. I had to sit him down and have a talk about the difference between reality and fiction. The good, fun magic shown in this book is not real. Humans are not that powerful unless they harness some evil spirits and even then they are still not that powerful. Second that he should not be mixing or messing with chemicals he does not fully understand because he could mix the wrong things together and hurt himself. He needs to study chemistry and even then he has to follow the instructions in the lab manual. Third, the truth is that most magic practices in the real world throughout human history have been mostly pure evil or perpetuated falsehoods to make money off their victims - like cutting off body parts to put into mojo bags, sacrificing children to control the weather, eating humans to see what they see and defeat your enemies, or mummifying bodies with false promises they can be reborn only if their body stays recognizable. Rarely has magical practice to force nature or gods to do whatever you want ever worked or been that helpful. So the books were great, but having to explain the difference between real and fantasy and magic is required... which you were going to have to talk to your kids about anyway whenever they read the Harry Potter series.
Top reviews from other countries
- JenniferReviewed in Canada on August 31, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice introduction to the magical Kingdom of Wrenly
Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseEight year-old Prince Lucas is lonely without any friends to play with and wishes he could get out of the castle for adventure. He is eventually allowed to revive a friendship with a girl from the village (Clara) and the two of them head off on a hunt for his mother's emerald, taking them through the various lands of Wrenly.
This is a lovely book to help encourage early readers to transition to chapter books. The story line is easy to follow, and the language is also easy to read with a good smattering of a few more advanced words to help expand the child's vocabulary. This was a quick read for my six-year-old, and although my eight-year-old blazed through the book in no time, he also enjoys the story very much and both of the kids have taken up the book again to re-read it. As this is the first book in the series, we only have a brief introduction of each character, but the children are both very likeable and I'm sure we can look forward to seeing their personalities develop further as the series progresses. They also show a nice level of insight and maturity; it's nice that Prince Lucas is not presented as a spoiled, entitled member of royalty. Charming black-and-white illustrations throughout the book help to keep visual interest and make the book less daunting to novice readers (I remember our children being apprehensive of starting longer books without pictures because they were "big kid books").
The story ends on a happy note, leaving us looking forward to following along as Lucas and Clara come upon new adventures.
- barcelonamumReviewed in Spain on February 11, 2015
4.0 out of 5 stars My 5-year-old loves it
Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseI find the story a bit stereotypical and blah, but my 5-year-old loves it, which is the important thing! I've read it to her at least 5 times since we got it a month ago. I think because of the simple vocabulary it will make a good book for her to read to herself in a couple of years too. We'll definitely be getting more in the series.
- W. PerryReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars Great chapter book for young readers!
Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseThe Kingdom of Wrenly series are a set of great first chapter books for young readers who are just beginning to take an interest in reading for themselves, or reading with an adult. (both girls and boys ages 6-8, depending on reading level.)
Filled with black and white illustrations and a detailed map to set the stage and engage the reader with the visual worlds of Wrenly.
Full of travel and exploration through a fairy tale, fantasy world where the readers meet Dragons, Trolls, Wizards and much, much more.
- GitanjaliReviewed in India on January 8, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseMy 5 year old and I love reading this book together. It is so simple yet very interesting to read. It has illustrations in almost all the pages and also the font size is quite big for her to read easily. Good read .
- Lisa TReviewed in Canada on August 8, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Large font, great for early chapter book reading
Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseCute story for kids. 5 year old took only a few pages before getting into this book. It’s a chapter series, but large font (larger than most other series we’ve tried) and lots of pictures, keeping it interesting and making it a great starting series to get early readers into chapter books.