The Cardboard Kingdom — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceBrief
- Scary contentBrief
- Gender rolesSupportingChallenges traditional roles
- Gender & orientationSupporting
Not found
- Religion
- Race & culture
- Profanity
- Climate
- Sexual content
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Cardboard Kingdom appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Kids stage pretend sword and spell battles with no real injuries, a bully smashes other kids' games, and an angry parent grabs a child by the shoulders. A boy sits on a roof to guard his home from his father after hearing a lot of yelling, and kids play at fighting monsters and robots; one reader calls the book nothing too scary.
Does The Cardboard Kingdom have violence?
Found (Brief): Kids stage pretend sword and spell battles with no real injuries, a bully smashes other kids' games, and an angry parent grabs a child by the shoulders.
Does The Cardboard Kingdom have scary content?
Found (Brief): A boy sits on a roof to guard his home from his father after hearing a lot of yelling, and kids play at fighting monsters and robots; one reader calls the book nothing too scary.
Does The Cardboard Kingdom have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Cardboard Kingdom have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Cardboard Kingdom have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Cardboard Kingdom have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Cardboard Kingdom have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Cardboard Kingdom have gender roles?
Found (Supporting, Challenges traditional roles): Stories deal with gender stereotypes, such as a girl told she is too loud, a boy cast as a pea instead of a prince, kids trying out princess roles and girls playing knights.
Does The Cardboard Kingdom have gender & orientation?
Found (Supporting): One boy has a crush on another boy, and another boy plays a female sorceress and starts a conversation with his mother about gender identity.
