FUN, FUN!! I read this out loud to my 5 year old son and 7 year old daughter - and we all loved it! As darling as the movie - which I've seen, but they haven't . My daughter was literally jumping with excitement while Babe performed at the sheep dog (pig) trials - very engaging for her. Fun to read aloud - the wife has crazy run-on sentences that made my kids laugh hysterically.