Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Curiously Calm with Curious George
H. A. Rey · 2023
67/100
👎 Skip It
A 2023 emotional wellness picture book pairing the beloved Curious George character with the real clinical credentials of Dr. Dawn Huebner, a respected child psychologist — plus practical adult back matter that caregivers and school counselors will actually use. The catch is reused existing artwork rather than fresh illustrations, a 32-page length that feels thin, and zero independent editorial reviews to validate it. Promising concept and credible author, but not enough evidence to call it a confident buy yet.
✦ 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 safety94
Substance / usefulness67
Craft & writing70
Originality54
Evidence & accuracy70
Hype vs delivers72
Age-fit74
👁 Human-eye gut-check67
Penny’s verdict67
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