I think she read through them all three times. I have fond memories of her excitement when I used to surprise her by leaving a new volume on her bed for her to read before sleep. However she was a greater reader so you might want to start it little later. I read one them to her when she was seven, but she started reading them on her own at 8. Kids will learn lots of new vocabulary words, which Snicket cleverly explains in context, and be exposed to many literary references that may sail over their heads but are a big part of the fun (especially for older readers). There's more menace than violence, but there are scenes where a baby is threatened with being dropped from a tower and a boy is struck across the face. Periodic gusts of wicked humor from narrator Snicket, allow readers to start breathing again. The bleak, gothic atmosphere of The Bad Beginning keeps readers holding their breath, as will the damsel-on-train-tracks adventure. It follows the perilous fate of the three Baudelaire orphans, who are sent to live with the evil Count Olaf, a distant cousin, after their parents die. Parents need to know that The Bad Beginning is the first book the exciting 13-volume series titled A Series of Unfortunate Events, by Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler). The orphans are often in danger in such scenes as a baby being threatened with being dropped from a tower and a boy being struck across the face.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Due to the death of their parents, the orphans must live with a vicious relative.

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