Arimathea answers “I would just like to get everyone's...”

Taylor Bartlett asked this question about Watership Down (Watership Down, #1):

I would just like to get everyone's personal opinion, do you think Watership Down is a kid's book?

Arimathea Anything that a child wants to read is a kids' book, I think.

If they're not old enough to understand the book, they'll put it aside. If they don't und…moreAnything that a child wants to read is a kids' book, I think.

If they're not old enough to understand the book, they'll put it aside. If they don't understand everything in it, they'll either ask or they'll come back to it later.

Some books will scare the daylights out of them. Even some kids' books will scare the intended audience spitless. (Think of the wolves attacking the train in "The Wolves of Willoughby Chase", for instance.) But if they want to read it, let them read it. Or read it to them so you can talk to the kids about it.

Yes, I think "Watership Down" is a kids' book. They may need a dictionary. So what?(less)

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