What other books would indicate that a child is ready to start having harry potter read to them by a parent. In harry potter and the goblet of fire, harry is midway through both his training as a wizard and his coming of age. To have this occur in the world the author has created is jarring at best and laughable at worst. The tales of beedle the bard first appeared as a fictional book in j. I grew up with harry potter and those books have shaped my childhood. Rowlings original synopsis of harry potter and the philosophers stone is on display at the british library. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. From these hundreds of books, we select only the books that we feel have the strongest potential impact on the reader. My friends 7yo is very competent reader and has just started reading them and i have no idea is this normal or advanced.
Harry potter and the order of the phoenix wikipedia. Jul 03, 2008 jk rowling says no to age banding on childrens books. Harry potter and the halfblood prince was published on 16 july 2005. Harry potter and the goblet of fire was published 8 july 2000, simultaneously by bloomsbury and scholastic. What is a good age to start reading harry potter to a. Harley merlin and the secret coven by bella forrest. What was the original intended audience for the harry. Start book 1 sorcerers stone sometime around 11 years old, as a readaloud book. Please check our opening times calendar before booking to find out more. The harry potter series is the best series i have ever read. All children should read harry potter books by 11, says minister almost half of teenagers are failing to read books in their spare time after struggling to grasp the basics of literacy at a young. So at what age is a kid ready to read the harry potter series. Rowling harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. A few thoughts about reading harry potter everyday reading.
Dec 07, 2016 25 books your child should read after harry potter. Rowling and harry potter theatrical productions limited. Why ill have my kids wait to read harry potter book riot. Jk rowling says no to age banding on childrens books books. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix audiobook free. Oct 12, 2012 harry potter and the sorcerers stone book 1, by j. All children should read harry potter books by 11, says. According to the source, 49 percent of kids aged 15 to 17 have read a harry potter book. In general, kids like to read about characters a couple of years older than them. Nov 17, 2016 london if i catch you saying the harry potter books are just for kids, i will come for you i dont mean in a violent way or anything im not some kind of harry pottercrazed maniac.
Harry potter is 11 in book one and 17 in the final book. Heres why one rioter is having her kids wait a little. Personally i would have thought it better if harry potter was on the front and the dragon on the back, as when the box is on a bookcaseshelf and closed you can only see the dragon. Rowling meant the harry potter books to be for 1014 age readers.
Harry potter is a fantastic series for sparking young readers and even prereaders interest in the world of books. That said, harry is 11 years old in the first book in the series and 17 by the final book, and kids generally like to read about protagonists in their age range or a couple of years older. Book 4, harry potter and the goblet of fire, opens in tom riddle, sr. If your family is just getting into this magical world, this quick age from common sense media will help you navigate the amazing empire of harry potter books, movies and games. However, classes are the least thing on his mind when a series of bizarre accidents start getting more and more deadly. The harry potter books are considered fantasy because of the magical elements, but draw all kinds of fans many who have never read fantasy books before.
I believe it offers an escapism to almost every age group. The official playscript of the original west end production of harry potter and the cursed child. My pediatrician suggested that eleven and older is a good age to start. Fans camped out overnight and lined up at bookstores in record numbers as each new installment in the series appeared. Harry potter timeline timeline the harry potter lexicon. Except maybe nawt little kids who might be frightened by the books, if you know what i mean. Oct 03, 2017 the main idea used in the harry potter series is that the novels age goes with the characters.
William remains the same age despite appearing in books published. Age appropriate reading books that arent all about. Just wondered what age your kids first read harry potter. In 2016 we visited the studio tour for the second time, this time with the little adventurers in tow and had a fantastic day. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, yet it is the second shortest film at 2 hours and 18 minutes. Share of kids who have read a harry potter book in the u. For young harry potter fans, create a magical adventure with spellbounding games such as harry potter clue, harry potter codename, and harry potter uno. From wands and unicorns to spell charms and invisibility cloaks, harry potter is an epic book and movie series that explores a magical wizardry world.
What excited me was how much i would enjoy writing harry potter. There should be a small age jump between book two and three, unless it has taken you a long time to read these books and your child is now seven. In harry potter and the cursed child, harry cant understand why his own son, albus, isnt having the same magical, lifechanging time that he had. From a technical standpoint, harry potter is categorized as a middlegrade read, which typically encompasses 9to12yearolds. The sixth book in particular ups the romance and dark psychological thriller elements. How to find ageappropriate books for advanced readers. Your agebyage guide to all things harry potter red tricycle.
Sirius black is killed and many others are wounded op35. Stone and in america as harry potter and the sorcerers stone guaranteed that she would be able to continue the story as she wished. Remus lupin is unique among the teachers as he calls students per their first names, not surnames. I know this will vary from child to child, but in general what is a good age at which they will not be scared and understand most of the story. The topic of which age you should let your child read each harry potter book keeps circling around in my life, and i decided to throw up my thoughts here in case they are helpful to anyone else. I, personally, could handle the deepness of the last harry potter book at age 8. These days, hes reading well above grade level, savoring the adventures of harry potter and the hobbit. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix age group. The borrowed terms in harry potter are ones that any well read person is.
It was followed by six further books, all of which have been hugely popular around the world, selling over 450 million copies. The synopsis was typed by rowling in 1995 to accompany the opening chapters and circulated among prospective publishers, according to a plaque that accompanies the synopsis. Rowling released harry potter and the sorcerers stone more than 20. What is the right age to start reading harry potter. Certainly most children both boys and girls will love them from. The books have managed to get many, many children excited about reading, which most parents and educators know is a very good and often difficult thing to do. I do agree that the books get darker as the series goes on, but, in my opinion, the age range for each. What was the original intended audience for the harry potter. Can you name the members of harry potters year group from book. What age group is the deathly hallows bookmovie intended for. Yet from 19982007 it really did feel like every person my age was reading harry potter. Harry potter and the halfblood prince when harry gains possession of a tatty but heavily scribbledin textbook which has been labelled property of the halfblood prince he finds himself top of the class. When the books were first published, harry was 11, and the sorcerers stone was more fantasy and magicowls who delivered mail, a sorting hat, photos who talkedthan menacing evil. Harry potter turns 31 tomorrow, july 31, a good time to ask if there is a right age for children to read the harry potter books.
It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. From a technical standpoint, harry potter is categorized as a middlegrade read, which typically encompasses 9to. Rowling, having delivered the third harry potter book to bloomsbury and now working on the fourth, says she didnt consider her possible audience when she conceived the series. Age appropriate reading books that arent all about attitude and grossness updated on september 06, 2010. It follows the story of the boy who lived, otherwise known as harry potter himself.
Hes now able to read just about anything, and thats been a source of unqualified pride and delight for both of you. Harry had gone through the triwizard tournament without madeye moodys help. The harry potter books are often marketed at too young an age group. How does the change of setting for the beginning of this book affect the tone of the book. Jan 21, 2016 so at what age is a kid ready to read the harry potter series. In the fifth book, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, the ministry of magic has been waging a smear campaign against harry and dumbledore, disputing their claims that voldemort has returned. Mar 21, 2018 the statistic shows data on the share of kids who have read a harry potter book in the united states as of october 2016, by age group. I never thought about writing for children childrens books chose me. This article is very wrong about the age recommendations for harry potter books and movies. How to find age appropriate books for advanced readers. Be sorted, earn house points, take classes with our fine hogwarts staff, debate which actor portrayed dumbledore the best, and finally get some closure for your post potter depression.
Many we have read, are reading, or are on our list to read. Tickets are now available up until 31st december 2020. Harry s birth was overshadowed by a prophecy, naming. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Every child should read harry potter, but not every child is ready to read the entire series in one go. Rowling mixes up a more intense brew in fifth book. Sep 21, 2017 harry potter and the philosophers stone lays down a boring real world where a child is suffering at the hands of his uncle and aunt and then introduces a fantasy world where things are much more interesting and adorable. The language and vocabulary sounds like a frustrated 8th grader wrote it. But there are a few age related guidelines to take into consideration. Here are 25 books your child should read after harry potter. The stories dont hold up under current science, but they were old fashioned adventure fun. Aug 04, 2015 so when is the magic age to read harry potter. Be sorted, earn house points, take classes with our fine hogwarts staff, debate which actor portrayed dumbledore the best, and finally get some closure for your post potter. A friend told me about this book as a book for those who liked harry potter and want more in the sense there is a separate magical community unknown for the non magical peoppe.
Remus lupin is the only marauder to be on anything resembling civil terms with severus snape as adults. I mentioned in my post about how to choose chapter books for kids that the age of the protagonist is a good general guideline for the age of the reader. My husband started reading the first harry potter book harry potter and the philosophers stone to our twin sons when they were six. The main story arc concerns harry s struggle against lord voldemort, a dark. Jk rowling says no to age banding on childrens books. The statistic shows data on the share of kids who have read a harry potter book in the united states as of october 2016, by age group. Harry as an infant faces death for the first time at the hands of lord voldemort. The harry potter series by j k rowling is brilliant to read aloud to your child but whens the best age to start.
He wants to get away from the malicious dursleys and go to the quidditch world cup with hermione, ron, and the weasleys. Unfortunately, there is no replacing harry potter, but there are fantastic books and book series to keep your child engaged, entertained, and reading. What an amazing discovery that entire new worlds lie in wait within the pages of a book, no pictures or passport required. Experience the classic harry potter films like never before in this interactive scratch art book. Harry is made to look like an attentionseeking liar, and dumbledore a troublemaker.
Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is the last book in the harry. I think the studio tour is definitely one of the highlights of the last couple of years and i loved it even more the second time. The first book in the harry potter series was released on june 1997. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury. My pediatrician suggested that eleven and older is a good age to. If i were to sum up my childhood in a word or phrase, it would be harry potter. What to read to younger children when harry potter gets. We know kids have different interests and different lifestyles and we do our very best to showcase a diverse list of books for all ages. Wondering whens the best age for kids to read harry potter. What age group is the deathly hallows bookmovie intended. Check out our blog post for tips on what age your child should start reading harry potter. The initiative comes after research commissioned by the childrens book group of the publishers association two years ago suggested that 86% of consumers were in favour of age.
I thought my 5yearold was ready for the harry potter books. Everyone wants to know when to read harry potter with their children or let. As a result, harry looks back at his time at hogwarts with rosecolored glasses. But there are a few agerelated guidelines to take into consideration. He was the only child and son of james and lily potter nee evans, both members of the original order of the phoenix. Rewrite harry potter and well guess which book is your. Why harry potter appeals to adults as well as younger audiences. What to read to younger children when harry potter gets too dark. Harry potter book series 7 books harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. Harry potter and the deathly hallows at what age do you. Welcome to rharrypotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the harry potter universe. I do agree that the books get darker as the series goes on, but, in my opinion, the age range for each book really just depends on how well the kid can handle scariness and darkness. Harry potters year group from book quiz by ally1515.
Harry potter and the halfblood prince parental guide. At forty, is harry already too old to forget what life was like at ten years old. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is the last book in the harry potter sequence that feels good to read to most younger children, but what to fill the gap with while they wait to be old. Harry potter and the cursed child parts one and two. Harry james potter was born on 31 july, 1980, to james and lily potter nee evans, two members of the original order of the phoenix at the height of the first wizarding war, only hours after his classmatetobe neville longbottom. I looked it up, and there seems to be 15 books in the series, with the first on being published in 2018. Harry is left alive with a scar on his forehead that hides an accidental horcrux made of voldemorts shattered soul. For 25 or more tickets please contact our visitor services team on 0345 084 0900.
Questions broadway harry potter and the cursed child. Voldemort, nearly dead and without physical form, retreats into the forests of albania where read more. The first three harry potter books are great to read aloud to kids aged from about six or seven up. Since i first picked up a book at age 6, this series has been my entire life, to the point where i get really possessive of my passion when someone else suggests that they might be the biggest harry potter fan. I never thought about writing for children childrens books. The book is bequeathed to hermione granger by albus dumbledore, former headmaster of. Test your knowledge on this literature quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. What do you think is the right age to start harry potter. Take a look inside the new illustrated edition of harry potter and the sorcerers stone designed by minalima explore the wonders of the harry potter. But they get more complex as you pointed out, so she probably started to aim for a larger age group. The whole world knows that teenagers can have a lot of angst, selfabsorbed and hard to be with.
The initiative comes after research commissioned by the childrens book group of the publishers association two years ago suggested that. Voldemort attempts to kill harry potter after murdering his parents, but the spell rebounds onto voldemort. At what age should you read each harry potter book. The only other teachers that are known to do this is the headmaster albus dumbledore and the care of magical creatures professor. It was always difficult being harry potter and it isnt much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the ministry of magic, a husband, and father of three school age children. Jul 25, 2017 the official playscript of the original west end production of harry potter and the cursed child. How harry potter shaped a generation by caroline siede seven years after the release of harry potter and the deathly hallows, caroline siede looks back on the book. Additionally, not only does harry get older and the content get darker as the books progress. My son is never exposed to violence or inappropriate television so its not like hes desensitised but hes quite capable of managing the emotions he feels watching harry potter and it has been very interesting having talks with him about goodevil, power and sacrifice. In the case of harry potter, the main character begins as an elevenyearold and ends up as a seventeenyearold. Meaning that unless you already knew, you probably wouldnt realise it was a harry potter book set.
Harry potter is really suitable for all age groups, depending on how the kid reacts to scary stuff although, they might not even find it scary. Any of the harry potter books is great and then the movies are all available. Ideally, harry potter would be best suited for children above the age of 78 and below the age of 25 for starting the books. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. On the evening of june 20, 1996, a running battle is fought between members of the d. Rowlings 2007 harry potter and the deathly hallows, the seventh and final novel of the harry potter series. Harry potter and the cursed child may not be performed in whole or in part and no use may be made of it whatsoever except under express license from the rights holders of the work, j. A history of magic exhibition at home harry potter and the philosophers stone wins winner of winners blue peter book award for 2020.