I read it to my kids when they were each around 7-8 years old. They still have not yet watched the movies.
There are scary parts, but it makes the resolution that much sweeter. But they were also prepared for it because we were reading at that level. I didn’t go from Dr Seuss to Tolkien.
(Also, as a casual book nerd, if you’re at the point of reading LOTR to your kids, I’d also highly recommend reading them Moby Dick.)
I read it to my kids when they were each around 7-8 years old. They still have not yet watched the movies.
There are scary parts, but it makes the resolution that much sweeter. But they were also prepared for it because we were reading at that level. I didn’t go from Dr Seuss to Tolkien.
(Also, as a casual book nerd, if you’re at the point of reading LOTR to your kids, I’d also highly recommend reading them Moby Dick.)
I wish my kid could sit still for that kind of thing. We have been at the Hobbit for over two months and we just now got to the trolls.