What is the best age to start reading Redwall?

[shisteer of nothing much]

This is an interesting topic. Mum read them to us (me and my siblings) when I was about six but I only recently started reading them myself.

[petramarit]

I would suggest 10 years although 12 years sounds good since you are in middle school bracket.

[shisteer of nothing much]

It depends on the individual and what they've been exposed to. I grew up with Lord of the Rings as a bedtime story so I can cope with basically anything. Some children are less hardened.

[Jarky Thistlebrush]

I started reading them when I was about... Five or six? I read a lot.
And I am VERY hardened.

[shisteer of nothing much]

And I am VERY hardened.

I can tell.

There is a fairly large amount of violence in Redwall so small children who are inclined to get nightmares and such might want to practice with something slightly less... bloodthirsty. (Ranger's Apprentice, for example)

[Sebias of Redwall]

And I am VERY hardened.

I can tell.

There is a fairly large amount of violence in Redwall so small children who are inclined to get nightmares and such might want to practice with something slightly less... bloodthirsty. (Ranger's Apprentice, for example)

Although Ranger's Apprentice has it's fair share of bloodthirstyness as well.

Spoiler

I remember that one of the villains died when some iron-eating acid was splashed onto his face and... Well, let's just say it killed him. However, I agree that RA is probably a lot less violent than Redwall. Just making an observation.

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[shisteer of nothing much]

I suppose RA has a few gruesome details but there's more vinegar in Redwall.

Spoiler

Actually, the acid wasn't what killed him. The acid caused him to stumble backwards and he fell to his death out the tower window. Personally, I felt more sympathy towards the poor servants who had to clean the blood and guts off the courtyard.

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[lass of something much]

back on topic, we'v always had the redwall books, (some of them anyways...) but we never really read them untill Seb said that Teer should read them, and I just started, one chapter was all I needed to push me into the void XD and I wish I had started earlier too...

[shisteer of nothing much]

I had it on my to read list but it was pretty far down until the helpful tortoise brought it to my attention.

[lass of something much]

tortoise?...

[Verdauga]

(Sebias)

[lass of something much]

when was seb a....tortoise?...

[Verdauga]

(His profile pic looked like a tortoise to Shisteer.)

[shisteer of nothing much]

It looks like a ninja turtle but with feet, rather than flippers.

[lass of something much]

So the best age to start reading RedWall is?

(this is not the Callars guys)