Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Holidays with Max and Kate
Mick Manning · 2018
65/100
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This early reader does exactly what it sets out to do — give beginning readers a cheerful, accessible spin through the holiday calendar with familiar characters. It's solid classroom material and perfectly wholesome, but there's no real story here, just seasonal vignettes strung together. Great for a classroom library shelf; less compelling as a home purchase.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance45
craft55
originality48
accuracy75
hype55
age-fit85
human-eye60
Penny’s verdict65
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