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Old 12-10-2007, 09:34 AM   #1
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What do kids 5-7 like to read?

Princesses and fairys for the girls and trucks mostly for the lil guys

I made a rly good story bout a magical teddybear based on xmas. what esle is there?
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Old 12-10-2007, 10:52 AM   #2
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Nothing. Just keep on with those stereotypes.
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Old 12-10-2007, 11:29 AM   #3
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Aim magical teddybear stories at younger kids than 5-7. By the time they're 6 or so, they're ready for something a tad more advanced.

I'm told the children's story marketplace is really challenging to break into.
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The 5-7 audience is probably a tough one. They're not preschoolers any more, and while they might still want the odd princess, they are ready for more of a challange. My daughter is seven and she likes much more than your crappy fairytale. She likes the Horrid Henry series, factual stuff about animals and the planet and the body, as well as anything to do with Star Wars, Pirates of the Carribean and Star Trek. She's a real geek. She also is keen to try the classics by CS Lewis and Anna Sewell's 'Black Beauty' but they're a little difficult still. She likes them read aloud to her.
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Wrong question.

Better question: what can I teach a 5-7 year old?
Answer: absolutely anything. My 6-year-old likes the Post-grad level Atlas of Human Anatomy I gave him for his birthday.
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Old 12-10-2007, 08:33 PM   #6
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Wrong question.

Better question: what can I teach a 5-7 year old?
Answer: absolutely anything. My 6-year-old likes the Post-grad level Atlas of Human Anatomy I gave him for his birthday.
Good philosophy. Human beings learn best when they're young, technically speaking.
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