I guess my concern is that by stopping at the first sign of trouble she never get the chance to understand that in general the characters will get through it in the end. And let�s face it, a story can�t exist without an element of tension.
Catering to this kind of anxiety also feeds it, like a vote of no confidence. ("Yes, you're right, those are too scary for you, you can't handle them.")
I might step back to put complex picture books into the mix; the ones that look like little kid books but deal with big issues. They're over fast.
This website also has a search feature by age and "for sensitive readers"-- we've done well there.
http://armadillosoft.com/booksetc/l...le=&authorLName=&ageLevelConcept[]=3&forSensitiveKids=y&Request=Look+for+books
We also told our anxious DS at that age that books in series always have the main character live to the end, because he/she has to be in the next book. For some reason this allowed him to continue...
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