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(More customer reviews)... And so I will attempt yet again to review the Harry Potter Stationery Kit totally objectively, without regard to the motive or intent of Scholastic Books or J. K. Rowling. Where the kit delights children so that they learn to love writing it is a terrific thing. But as I look at it I must reflect that many of us have had the unfortunate experience of delight at a gift turning to disappointment upon closer examination. The Harry Potter Stationery Kit seems certain to allow our children to share this experience. It contains a mere 8 sheets of paper and 10 envelopes, and some peripherals. Can a love of writing be learned with only eight pages of stationery? Or are we so controlled by the television mindset that our children are expected and even encouraged by the products they use to lose interest in any activity that takes a prolonged effort? Paper is not so expensive that this product couldn't come with 80 sheets of stationery at the same price--compare the price of this product to a Harry Potter book of some 400 pages, which you can now purchase on sale at almost the same price. Surely it violates some copyright or trademark for the recipient to take his Harry Potter stationery to a color photocopier, but what else are they to do? The situation with the envelopes is even more bizarre. Most stationery kits come with more paper than envelopes (so that you can write letters longer than a single page), but here the situation is reversed--10 envelopes and 8 pages of stationery? I'm reminded of hotdogs and buns--they never seem to match. And also like hotdogs, there is a lot of filler here. A single small sheet of stickers (again, how exceedingly miserly), a "pocket photo-album" (in Hong Kong the photo developers GIVE these away), a lightning bolt stamp (for all your lightning bolt stamping needs), and a 24 page address book. Now, how many children aged 5 -12 do you know that need or even want an address book? Oddly enough, there is no Harry Potter pen or pencil or eraser, stuff kids would use every day. Oh, yeah, and I forgot--it also comes in a box. Probably once the paper is all gone and the stickers stuck, the box is going to give your child the most play value of the entire kit. Clearly the world is not the way I'd have it.
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