Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this as a last minute Christmas gift for my 3rd grade daughter [age 8] who reads at a 5th grade level. I did not have a chance to read it first due to the proximity of the holiday, but went off the reviews, the wonderful artwork and the bit that I could see online [which was only the first part of the book which was fine]. Halfway through my daughter was freaked out and would not finish the book, and I had to implement anti-nightmare measures - allow her to stay up later than normal watching a calming show while we talked about it. I then read it myself and could see why. It is creepy and not remotely what I would consider a children's book. Personally, I think the age range should be well over 10 [as I know it would creep out my 10 year old], but kids that age are unlikely to read this kind of book. My first awareness that something was wrong, was when she told me that the one character was naked which struck me as odd and when she showed me I could tell the book was not remotely appropriate - I was mortified that I had given my daughter this terrible book. - There's fun creepy and then there is the kind that induces nightmares in those with already active imaginations and this was definitely in the latter category. I rarely write reviews, and try very hard not to say negative things about books as a librarian, but as a parent this was not okay.