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Children's ✦ Penny’s Take

Kindness Starts with You

Jacquelyn Stagg · 2018
68/100
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Stagg's Weekly Kindness Challenge — say sorry, be polite, take turns, help, include, show respect — gives this book a practical edge that extends well beyond storytime, and schools and libraries have adopted it widely for good reason. The weakness is that it reads more like a structured lesson than a story, so as a read-aloud it feels instructional rather than emotionally engaging.

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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety88
Substance / usefulness68
Craft & writing60
Originality64
Evidence & accuracy80
Hype vs delivers69
Age-fit81
👁 Human-eye gut-check66
Penny’s verdict68
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