Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Emilio Sloth's Modern Manners
Renée Ahdieh · 2024
82/100
👍 Worth It
Renée Ahdieh takes the etiquette picture book somewhere genuinely interesting by expanding manners into emotional attentiveness — making people feel seen — rather than just drilling please-and-thank-you. Alea Marley's cartoonish anthropomorphic illustrations are distinctive and cheerful, and Kirkus, SLJ, and Publishers Weekly all confirmed the book earns its praise. The leisurely pace suits the theme but may lose restless four-year-olds midway through.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance80
craft85
originality82
accuracy88
hype82
age-fit86
human-eye83
Penny’s verdict82
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