Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Table Talk
Julia Cook · 2016
76/100
👍 Worth It
Having the dinner table narrate her own suffering at the hands of rude diners is a genuinely funny trick, and Julia Cook makes the most of it. The rhymes connect manners to respect rather than just rules, which gives the lesson staying power. The back-matter for parents and teachers makes this an easy classroom and dinner-table read-aloud.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety99
substance70
craft74
originality78
accuracy85
hype72
age-fit82
human-eye74
Penny’s verdict76
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