Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
I Have a Sister--my Sister is Deaf
Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson · 1977
85/100
👍 Worth It
This 1977 picture book was ahead of its time in giving a deaf child full, joyful humanity — and it has earned its longevity with a Coretta Scott King Honor, a Reading Rainbow selection, and decades in classrooms. Simple, warm, and genuine, it remains one of the best introductions to disability empathy for young readers.
✦ 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
safety98
substance82
craft80
originality85
accuracy90
hype85
age-fit92
human-eye85
Penny’s verdict85
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