Originally Posted by
lizzywednesday
This is a really good point, and I forgot to bring it up when I listed them upthread.
However, I feel like I need to clarify that I actually read them out loud to my DD, but we stopped at book 3 (Prisoner of Azkaban) because while she did fine with the scary bits in it, I personally believe that Goblet of Fire and up will be Far Too Scary for her right now. (She is 8.)
However, since she did well with the scary bits from The Hobbit and the first 3 Harry Potters, we've started Percy Jackson - the level of scariness and peril don't get much worse than Prisoner of Azkaban, so we should be OK.
But if OP's DD is among the easily spooked right now, the books will be there whenever she's ready for them!