Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Dear Grandpa
Kate Simpson · 2019
84/100
👍 Worth It
Kate Simpson and Ronojoy Ghosh built something genuinely special here — the letter-writing conceit lets imagination run wild across the pages, and the illustrations transform each whimsical plan (riding whales, kisses on shooting stars) into something vivid and warm. The emotional core of distance and connection is real enough that grandparents reading this alongside grandchildren may need a moment. This is the kind of picture book you find yourself reading again and again.
✦ 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
safety99
substance80
craft88
originality82
accuracy88
hype78
age-fit90
human-eye88
Penny’s verdict84
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