Now, my son is already 8 and is highly intelligent but he quietly LOVES to have Berenstain Bears books read aloud to him. This one is a new one for him and he had me read it to him 5 times in three days. It's not my favorite and I'm dubious of the lessons They are Actually teaching in it, but I think it's hitting on some chord with what he experiences in school and it does find solutions to conflicts normal.