Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Happy!
Mary Murphy · 2019
66/100
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Mary Murphy's lift-the-flap board book does exactly what it sets out to do — give toddlers and their caregivers a gentle, interactive way to name and explore feelings through puppy illustrations. Early childhood specialists praise it for sparking conversations. It's not a literary picture book with narrative depth, but for its intended purpose with children ages 0–4, it earns its place on the shelf.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety100
Substance / usefulness52
Craft & writing62
Originality48
Evidence & accuracy76
Hype vs delivers64
Age-fit88
👁 Human-eye gut-check71
Penny’s verdict66
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