Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
How to Train Your Amygdala
Anna Housley Juster · 2024
82/100
👍 Worth It
A PhD early-childhood educator with 25-plus years of clinical experience — including Sesame Workshop — wrote a picture book that actually teaches kids how to manage anxiety through breathing and visualization, and the Indonesian Ministry of Education adopted it. The 2024 NYC Big Book Award is well-deserved. This is the rare book that parents, teachers, and kids can all use together.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety94
Substance / usefulness78
Craft & writing81
Originality72
Evidence & accuracy84
Hype vs delivers80
Age-fit84
👁 Human-eye gut-check83
Penny’s verdict82
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