Overall they are great books. I am not just a wee lad. I am saying they are actually good literature. What I think will happen over time (if us Americans are smart enough to make a children's cover edition (like the covers they have now) and a normal one, people will take it more seriously. Much like what happened with The Hobbit, the series will eventually become a staple of Literature. Stuff many proffessors "expect" you to have read by the college level. Call me a crack-pot but its just my opinion...