Suggested Age for Alice books

Comment:

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 ❤

Phyllis replied:

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.

Posted on: April 23, 2020

 

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