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Charlotte's web - for 5 yr old??

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autumnlover · 30/01/2007 20:48

DH is trying to find book to read to our DD1 who will be 5 in march. i've not read it and she has seen the adverts for the film on tv. what are your thoughts? what are the themes? is it appropriate??

she cant read yet. just started reception.

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Hulababy · 30/01/2007 21:00

Been thinkling about this for DD, who will be 5 in April. She finds the trailers for it really funny. But, the ending concerns me - she gets really into her films and would be very emotional if it is sad!

marthamoo · 30/01/2007 20:59

I'm wondering if they will "happy up" the film, actually...

marthamoo · 30/01/2007 20:58

It's pretty sad at the end. Charlotte is a spider who saves a pig - Wilbur - from being slaughtered (she makes him into a kind of pig celebrity by spinning words in her webs). But she dies at the end (as spiders do).

I have a 5 year old and I think it's a bit old for him yet - I think ds1 was about 7 when I read it to him.