They are not to be taken seriously.I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with you on this one.
The Harry Potter series are the only wildly popular children's books that cover the battle between Good and Evil, from the side favoring Good!
My mea culpa has already been posted, but I am quite surprised at how strident some people can be in defending their book choices. I shouldn’t have spoken so much about Harry Potter, as I haven’t read them. My older sister had and loves the entire series. I will not change my position on Dr. Seuss. I never could stand those books, even as a child myself. When my children were small, I revisited them because they had become so popular, thanks to the Grinch Christmas show. Nope. I still thought they were “off” and so I found other books for my kids.
It’s really just a preference. I have another sister who hates all Chinese food. I think she’s nuts! And my baby sister has always been an acid rock fan. Go figure.