I remember this movie from when I was young and I loved it. I rented it for my son, age 4 -- he loved it, although I had to fast forward thru quite a bit. Micky Rooney as the town drunk is no longer appropriate, the hillbilly family who purchased Pete was nasty and name-calling, the cruel teacher was over the top, and the con men bad guys were a little violent. Most of this went over his head, but I did not want him to see it anyway. also a little long for young children, so if you can skip through the inappropriate bits, it might be okay for slightly older children.