Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Space Kid
Roberta Edwards · 1997
70/100
👍 Worth It
Space Kid flips the alien-story convention on its head — Earth is the scary planet here — and that gentle role-reversal humor is the kind of thing young kids genuinely delight in. The rebus format actively builds decoding skills while the flash cards give parents something to work with together. It is very short and very simple, so stronger readers will breeze through it in one sitting, but for its emergent-reader audience it delivers real fun.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety92
substance50
craft62
originality72
accuracy68
hype58
age-fit88
human-eye68
Penny’s verdict70
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