My four-year-old daughter and I very much enjoyed reading this book aloud. She really liked hearing about five sisters who live on the lower East Side of New York at the beginning of the 20th Century. Because life was so different then, each chapter seemed very exotic to my daughter - and the addition of information about Jewish holidays and how they were celebrated back then - certainly kept her interest. If you have a child who can sit and listen to stories for 15 minutes at a time, this may be a very good book to choose. Girls who are in the third grade and above (and like history) will probably also enjoy reading this book.
My daughter summarizes with the statement "I really like it!"