Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Have Courage!
Cheri J. Meiners · 2014
76/100
👍 Worth It
Cheri Meiners has built one of the most trusted character-education series in early childhood settings, and this volume on courage hits the right notes — trying new things, resisting harmful pressure, speaking up. It is didactic rather than narrative-driven, but that is the point, and with 2.4 million series copies sold and endorsement from NCYI, the track record is real. A solid home or classroom pick for ages 4–8.
✦ 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 safety98
Substance / usefulness74
Craft & writing68
Originality65
Evidence & accuracy82
Hype vs delivers80
Age-fit94
👁 Human-eye gut-check74
Penny’s verdict76
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