Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Quaver Has a Feeling
Lenora Riegel · 2020
64/100
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A genuinely inventive picture book that pairs a musical-note character with QR-coded Binghamton Symphony recordings to teach emotional literacy — clever in concept and warm in execution. The heavy regional focus and dependence on working QR links limit its reach, making it a strong local and classroom find but a harder sell for general audiences.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety91
Substance / usefulness62
Craft & writing68
Originality72
Evidence & accuracy76
Hype vs delivers54
Age-fit68
👁 Human-eye gut-check65
Penny’s verdict64
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