Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Mama's Belly
Kate Hosford · 2018
78/100
👍 Worth It
Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and parenting book sites all landed in the same place on this one: Abigail Halpin's earthy, tranquil illustrations are the standout, and Kate Hosford handles the new-sibling transition with the right mix of tenderness and honesty about a child's real worries. It has a narrow window of usefulness — most valuable in the months before a sibling arrives — but within that window it is one of the better treatments of the subject.
✦ 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
safety96
substance76
craft82
originality70
accuracy85
hype80
age-fit88
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict78
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