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Children's ✦ Penny’s Take

Little Fergen's Fish Feelings

Charles M. Iker Β· 2019
74/100
πŸ‘ Worth It

A thoughtful, therapist-authored picture book that gives children experiencing their parents' divorce a gentle mirror for their own confusion and sadness. The underwater animal setting makes difficult emotions feel a little safer to approach, and the solution-oriented framing helps kids feel like they have some agency in adapting. Its appeal is genuinely narrow β€” if divorce isn't part of a child's current reality, there's little reason to seek this out β€” but for families who need it, it earns its place.

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Verdict receipt0–100
safety90
substance75
craft70
originality72
accuracy82
hype68
age-fit82
human-eye72
Penny’s verdict74
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