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After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)
Dan Santat · 2017
92/100
👍 Worth It
Penny here — this reimagined Humpty Dumpty had me a little teary. Dan Santat turns a nursery rhyme into a genuinely moving story about fear and finding your courage again, inspired by his own wife's experience with anxiety, and starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal back up just how special it is. Gorgeous, honest, and one that grows with your child.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety95
Substance / usefulness90
Craft & writing95
Originality92
Evidence & accuracy88
Hype vs delivers80
Age-fit88
Human-eye read95
Penny’s verdict92
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