Ever too old to read children/middle grade books?

[Ama Idim]

I don't think one is ever too old to read children books. I still read some of these when I come across them and I find them lovable.

[maiamalanee]

I haven't personally read anything from my childhood recently, but I always get the urge to read the Magic Tree House series and Redwall.

I remember learning so much from the books of my childhood, and I don't think there's anything wrong with re-reading them.

[Afuglsan]

Never too old. This is something that needs to be universally accepted. Books are there for a reason: to be read, then reread.

[Julez]

I'm never too old to read children's books. I really enjoyed Enid Blyton series back then. I still do.

[cherryalakei]

Honestly, I prefer middle grade books and young adult books. I work in a middle school, and I see the "popular" books for those grades and have really enjoyed a lot of what the kids are reading either in school or out school. I think if a story is really truly good, it will transcend its audience ages. Harry Potter is a children's book technically, right? There are a lot of adult fans who didn't grow up with the books that are equally as into it as those who did. The Hunger Games is also a good example. The Percy Jackson books are written for grades 5-7 (at least according to Barnes and Noble) and I absolutely love them, because they are just really good stories that are written really well.

[vaz222]

Never too old. If you have children in your family, read it to them. I have never reread childhood books but I would love to reread Nancy Drew. Maybe that will get my daughter to read more too. No one should care what anyone else is reading.

[Lincolnshirelass]

I might not feel the urge to re-read a book for VERY young children, unless I was reading it to them, though I might well take pleasure in the illustrations, but would certainly re-read many books from when I was, let's say, 10 upwards, as well as exploring books written since.

[AlainaElric]

Never.

[uyky]

Never. I think a person can read anything that they enjoy. Maybe children books will put some of that old children's view of the world back and that can only be a good thing.

[Lincolnshirelass]

Have recently been very pleased to discover, in a charity shop, a book by a childhood favourite author that I hadn't read - The Apple Bough by Noel Streatfield.

[Mailis]

If you read it with an open mind (e.g you read a book meant for a ten year old, then why would you complain about the plot being too simple?) and love to read something fun and imaginative, then why not?
And this way I always know what should my kids read too, because I have already found out the hidden gems beforehand.

[Camille Turner]

I absolutely have had the same experience as you. I do not think we are ever too old to read young adult/children's books. Those books can be some of the most magical of all.

[Shrabastee Chakraborty]

I believe that there are some stories that never grow old for us, nor do we ourselves grow old to read them. If you enjoyed a book when you were a child, it is like a part of yourself got stored within the pages and years later if you take up the book again, you not only re-read the book, but rediscover your own self. I am sorry if i sound too dramatic, but I often feel this way.

[nikkyteewhy]

I read my baby cousin's book and I found it very interesting. I don' t think you can to too old to enjoy children's book.

[sunsol29]

When I was a child, I loved reading comics and I still retain my love for comics like Superman, Batman, Phantom, Mandrake, Spiderman, Hulk, Thor, Tintin, Asterix and Obelix n many more. I still re-read these books.