I bought a new set of the books for elf-boy last year. Yeah, he is too young to read them himself, but I figure I will read them to him sooner than later.
heh, I got my kids hooked by reading them one chapter at a time before bed. Pretty soon they'd ask me to read at other times besides bedtime. Next thing I knew we were trading out, I'd read a chapter then the kid would read a chapter.