A question for parents.

[harrietmwelsch]

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From: harrietmwelsch
Subject: Re: A question for parents.
Reply To: [Yahoo! #6109] A question for parents.
Date: 8/7/00 9:58 pm  (ET)

Rip, I think you're the best judge of what might be too scary for your
eight-year-old daughter. I've read Books 1-3 aloud to my 9 year old,
and we're now working on 4 (takes a lot longer to read them aloud!) and
he likes them, but then he likes scary stuff to start with.

I suspect the original plan with publishing them one book a year is that
prime readers would grow a year older with each book and thus be able
to take more sophisticated themes, but now that people are starting
Book 1 for the first time, the temptation will be to read them all in
a row. Keep in mind that your daughter doesn't have to read all of them
now. She can also always wait a couple of years if you think she's too
young for them now. There's no rush!

I commend you for reading the books first yourself. And I highly recommend
that when you feel she's ready, you read them aloud to your daughter. That
way, if she has questions or if there are things she doesn't understand,
you'll be there to respond. They are great books to read aloud and you'll
notice details you missed when you read them quickly to yourself.