Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Jeremy Quacks
Bruce Balan · 1989
58/100
👎 Skip It
A gentle, joyful animal-sound concept that suits lap-time perfectly and sneaks in a soft self-acceptance message — but at 26 pages with no critical notice and out-of-print status since the late 1980s, it's hard to seek out and easy to replace with better-documented board books covering the same ground.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance50
craft58
originality60
accuracy65
hype68
age-fit82
human-eye52
Penny’s verdict58
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