Suggested Age for Alice books
Hi, so I found the very first Alice book at my local thrift store when I was in third/fourth grade, I can’t remember exactly? I had a question about the suggested age for reading the books.
Ever since I found the first one, my mom got me the next book for my birthday/Christmas. I am now in 7th grade and have read up to Achingly Alice, when Alice is in 8th grade. Do you think what happens in the next books is appropriate, or should I wait until next school year?
Thank you, I love the Alice books ❤
Different families have different feelings about what is appropriate, but if you were my daughter I would encourage you to read whatever interested you, and to come to me if you had any questions or anxieties about what you read. I think that if you are reading the books in which Alice is the same age as you are, you would not come upon anything too startling. I know that some parents have questioned the book “Lovingly Alice” in which she asks her Dad how babies are conceived. I remember asking my Mom that question when I was nine and I found the answers quite interesting. So interesting, in fact, that I wrote a little book called “Manual for Pregnant Women” with illustrations by the author. I remember showing it to my mother, and she probably complimented me for m book as she always did, but that book mysteriously disappeared and I never saw it again. I was always grateful that she answered all my questions. Remember that all children wonder about things they aren’t ready for in real life, and that’s the way we learn.