Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Merrilee Mannerly and Her Magnificent Manners
Mary Cashman · 2010
74/100
👍 Worth It
This Gold Mom's Choice Award winner earns its stripe — making manners instruction genuinely funny and memorable is harder than it looks, and the Grandmother's Manifesto device gives the lessons a warm, family-rooted feel. It is a bit slight on plot, but for its purpose — helping young children absorb good etiquette through a story they actually enjoy — it does the job well.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance70
craft72
originality68
accuracy80
hype72
age-fit90
human-eye74
Penny’s verdict74
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