My seven-year old enjoyed hearing me read the Harry Potter series, as well as from the Redwall series, from the Narnia tales, as well as A Wrinkle in Time. However, Peter Pan was only a hit with Mom. The literate tongue in cheek humor is completely lost on them and consequently makes the action drag for them. The black and white, kitschy Victorian illustrations are often a bit unclear or too dark colored and fail to impress. The exciting parts are exciting (and violent) but on the whole, they found this to be just "okay." Maybe we`ll try again when they`re older.