Author: L. Frank Baum
Lexile measure: 1000
Language: Acceptable, no swear words, no potty language.
Violence: Two witches are killed (one by a falling house, another by melting in water). Also, animals who attack Dorothy and her band are killed and the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman are badly roughed up by the Winged Monkeys.
Big Kid Mature Topics: cyclones, magic/witches (portrays magic as value neutral, depending on the user), lying.
Illustrations: Depends on your edition--often you can find color illustrations every several pages.
Plot: moderately complex.
Well, we're still waiting for Mr. Popper's Penguins, so it was this or Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. I really didn't want to explain what NIMH was, so this won. I found the movie really scary when I was a kid, so I told DD she was not allowed to read this one by herself and that I would read it to her, so she wouldn't be scared (especially since she is very afraid of storms since we live in the Midwest). This book is a great book and is definitely kid friendly. However, it is not appropriate for the very sensitive reader.
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