Jacqueline Wilson - Katy. Suitable for a 6 year old?

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DD is 6 and going into y2, she's been desperate to read JW books for a long time and I've been putting it off as I know a lot of them would be unsuitable. She's been asking if the new one would be suitable, but I have no idea!

I know she'd be capable of reading it, it's just whether it's too grown up really!

Bump?

Jacqueline Wilson books are not suitable for anyone, IMO.

Haha well yes! It's a bit like the sodding rainbow fairies!

Second the comment about JW books in general. I looked at the review for Katy (on JW website) and it isn't shown when filter applied - it only then lists 4 books for the age group 5-7.

What's wrong with JW books? Dd has read them all.

Is there some controversy re their suitability or just that opinion is divided on literary quality?

DD likes Jacqueline Wilson's books. She's 9 and we've been reading them for a couple of years. The problem I have found is not that they are poorly written but the content isn't always appropriate for her age
I vet them carefully first
Some are only for older children.

A good one to start with would be Four Children and It which is based on E Nesbit's Five Children and It and was very enjoyable.

I think that it's nonsense to say JW's books aren't suitable for anyone!! Her stories are fab...my 8 year old devoured the Hetty Feather books, and then raced through 'Opal Plumstead' and 'Queenie' in two days.

She hasn't read 'Katy' yet, think we'll save that for a Christmas present. I think 6 is young for JW in general. But don't be put off. Read through a few of them yourself and see what you think.