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[little chickadee]

Hi. Anyone read The boy with the striped pyjamas. I'm asking as I've just got it out on audio book and am wondering whether to share it with my 9 yr old (very mature) daughter. I don't want to listen to it first, as she likes us to listen to things together for the first time so that we can talk about what we think is going to happen.

 

Is it suitable? What do you think?

 

Please no Spoilers - Cheers

[Omletina Kyckling]

My neighbour is always raving about this book, she said it was a wonderful read. She had borrowed it from her 12 year old niece, so it was certainly suitable for her. I'll ask her more the next time I see her!

[little cluckers]

It's written through the eyes of a child so it's all very innocent, I'm sure she'd be ok with it. I really enjoyed it and will definitely let my two read it when they're a bit older (they're 7).

 

Love the fact that you share the books etc, that's a lovely thing to do.

 

Hope you both enjoy it.

[Phonix]

Ive read it and i think its suitable.

It is written from the view point of a child around that age so is very innocent. Yes bad things happen but nothing worse than they would learn at school in history. I think it would be good for her to hear especially as it is with you so you can discuss it with her. I would make sure that you do know a bit about Nazi Germany and concentration camps and Hitler so that you can answer any questions that she might have honestly and carefully

 

Stacey

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[little chickadee]

Thanks. We'll listen to this next

[Guest]

My friend was talking about this recently, he has marital problems and there had been a big row because he wanted to take his 12 year old to see the film.

 

He said it was suitable as the book is used in school with kids of that age, his wife said no.

 

After he saw it he thought the film probably was too powerful for a 12 year old and she may well have found it upsetting. She has read the book though.

 

He has a keen interest in this area, he leads a couple of trips a year to Aushwitz with the holocaust trust.

 

I think I would listen to it on my own first to make sure I was happy with it. I like to introduce James to this stuff too - he watched the recent Ann Franks programmes and was very interested. He was a little young to understand though - he didn't really get why the Germans came with guns at the end as all of the Germans he's met are our friends!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I finished it a couple of weeks ago. I loved it, it's well written and an amazing "story". They are taking the kids at my school (special needs) to see it, so it must be deemed suitable for kids.

[Willow]

My 12 yr old just described it as sad not scary. I would listen together so you can talk about it. It is well written and a simple but powerful tale.

[Sheilaz]

Esther is 13 & saw the film at a friend's just last w/e. We had delayed giving her the book as she does get very over emotional about other's hurt. She was very distressed even the next night.

I feel very strongly that she needs to know about the subject & I had intended to read Anne Frank's diary with her this year & discuss it.

 

So, children vary so much. OH & I think the book is brilliant, but too harrowing for our daughter, yet lots of her friends read it when younger.

A book leaves a reader with their own imagination, whereas a film presents the images, so I wish she'd read the book rather than seen the film.