Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Stories of Our Holidays
Isabel M Horsford · 2025
59/100
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A gentle, wholesome 1913 classic with good seasonal bones, but its early-twentieth-century prose and cultural assumptions make it a real stretch for modern young readers. Homeschool families hunting for vintage holiday read-alouds will appreciate it; most others will find more engaging alternatives.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety96
substance52
craft56
originality45
accuracy62
hype68
age-fit55
human-eye52
Penny’s verdict59
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