Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Damson's Friendship Wish
DEBORAH. LAWSON · 2025
79/100
👍 Worth It
Damson is a little deer who just wants friends and keeps getting it wrong in the most endearing ways — falling into rabbit burrows, scaring off birds — before discovering he is already loved exactly as he is. The disability-consultant author brings genuine professional intentionality to the inclusion message, and the number-one bestseller status suggests the book has found its audience. A warm and timely picture book for the classroom and the bedside alike.
✦ 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 safety98
Substance / usefulness76
Craft & writing78
Originality70
Evidence & accuracy82
Hype vs delivers74
Age-fit92
👁 Human-eye gut-check80
Penny’s verdict79
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