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Children's ✦ Penny’s Take

Good Families Don't

Robert Munsch · 2026
76/100
👍 Worth It

Robert Munsch's long-running classroom hit delivers the thing it promises with complete commitment — a fart that refuses to be denied by parents who insist good families don't have them. Carmen solving her own problem while the adults remain in denial is a classic Munsch move, and it lands every time with the picture-book crowd. Parents who dislike toilet humor will want to skip it; everyone else will find it a reliable, delighted read-aloud.

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Verdict receipt0–100
safety88
substance65
craft78
originality72
accuracy82
hype70
age-fit90
human-eye78
Penny’s verdict76
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