Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Gorilla/Chinchilla and Other Animal Rhymes
Bert Kitchen · 1990
76/100
👍 Worth It
Bert Kitchen's naturalist paintings alone make this worth pulling off the shelf — the concept of rhyming animal pairs is genuinely clever, and it doubles as a painless introduction to a surprisingly wide range of species. The verse is playful rather than profound, but for a read-aloud with young animal lovers it lands well. A small gem from 1990 that still earns its place.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance68
craft80
originality78
accuracy80
hype75
age-fit85
human-eye78
Penny’s verdict76
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