Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Porcupine Hugs
Belle Brown · 2020
64/100
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Perry the Porcupine delivers a sweet inclusion message with rhyming text well-suited to read-alouds, and the dual purpose as a sight-word reader is a genuine asset for early literacy. The story is very simple even by picture-book standards though, and limited independent review coverage makes it hard to know how the craft holds up against stronger titles in its space. A pleasant classroom supplement rather than a must-have.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance55
craft58
originality52
accuracy75
hype55
age-fit80
human-eye60
Penny’s verdict64
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