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Fuzzy Wuzzy Was a Bear

Joe Rhatigan · 2017
65/100
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The core idea — building on a familiar nonsense rhyme to teach acceptance of differences — is sweet and developmentally appropriate, and the ensemble of charmingly misfit animals is a good vehicle for the message. The problem is that it is essentially a single-lesson book with minimal narrative beyond that lesson, and the formal critical record is too thin to verify how well the execution lands. Worth a library browse but not a confident purchase.

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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance55
craft60
originality58
accuracy65
hype68
age-fit90
human-eye58
Penny’s verdict65
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