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How old should my child be to read Alice in Wonderland?

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jamesthena... jamesthena...
 
 September 08, 2009 06:34 PM | view on twitter
I agree that there shouldn't be an age limit, but you might want to think about what the ideal age would be. And that's why I would say seven years old. In the book, the White Queen says, "And how old are you?" and Alice replies, "I'm seven-and-a-half exactly."

I guess it would be most effective for someone to read a story about a child who is the same age. Plus that's a great time for the kind of imagination the story promotes.



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angieh angieh
 
September 08, 2009 07:05 PM
Seven is a great choice, especially since Alice is the same age. I think that would have more meaning to a child being the same age as her in the book.

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mysterygir... mysterygir...
 
September 13, 2009 03:29 AM
Great answer, and cute picture. My add in is that this story was made for little kids, the person who originally wrote the story made it for kids. I did a report about this movie/book.

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September 08, 2009 06:11 PM | view on twitter
Id say no age limit, heck if I had a child and he/she could read moby dick Id let it. The more they start reading and the more they enjoy reading the smarter (not 100% true but more likely) they are to be intelligent and enjoy learning.

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ml962 ml962
 
September 08, 2009 06:36 PM | view on twitter
It's been proven that reading to your child before he or she can read will help with your child's reading comprehension later on: http://www.babycenter.com/0_reading-to-your-baby_368.bc

The reason that this one is one of my favorites is because when I was a child growing up in New York City, my mom would take me to the Alice and Wonderland statue in Central Park. It was one of my favorite places and I think part of that was because I loved reading the book along with my parents when I was learning to read.

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bernices bernices
 
September 08, 2009 07:14 PM
Wow! That's awesome! Where in NYC is that!

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lauriem lauriem
 
September 08, 2009 07:23 PM
Oh my gosh! I have photos of me in front of this statue when I was about 5 years old - this is in Central Park, yes?

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lesliec lesliec
 
September 09, 2009 02:45 PM | view on twitter
I think as soon as your child is old enough to sit still and enjoy a story. My daughter and I both grew up to this classic.

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