the trouble with harry (the 5 year old's perspective)

[heidi.h.tandy.c92 at alumni.upenn.edu]

No: HPFGUIDX 12227

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/style/columns/familyalmanac/A1925-2001Feb13.html is from today's 
Family Almanac advice column, where a parent wrote in & asked what to 
do about her 1st grader who, since his parents read Sorcerer's Stone 
to him, has been afraid to be alone. The expert says, "The Potter 
books teach children that some people are good, some are evil, some 
are stupid and bigoted and not to be endured. These are important 
lessons, but they are too much for a 5- or 6-year-old."

She then says that someone from Scholastic said that 8 to 10 is the 
appropriate starting age for the books, and says, without ANY 
references at all, "...most knowledgeable reviewers think 10 is a 
better starting age."

Wondering what those of you with children in the 5 to 10 year age 
group think of this...

ANd wishing and hoping that those who want to ban the books in 
schools don't use *this* as ammunition to keep it out of elementary 
school libraries