Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Finn's Little Fibs
Tom Percival · 2023
77/100
👍 Worth It
Tom Percival's visual trick — lie-blobs that grow with each fib and lift when Finn tells the truth — makes honesty genuinely tangible for three-to-six-year-olds in a way that sticks. Kirkus praised the execution, and the Big Bright Feelings series has earned its classroom reputation. The text is brief enough that younger readers need adult guidance to unpack the blob metaphor, but the warmth and the non-punitive resolution are exactly right for this age.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety89
Substance / usefulness75
Craft & writing82
Originality72
Evidence & accuracy85
Hype vs delivers76
Age-fit80
👁 Human-eye gut-check78
Penny’s verdict77
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