Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The ABCs of Style
David Villorente · 2018
74/100
👍 Worth It
A genuinely distinctive picture book that doubles as graffiti art history, with contributions from legendary names like Blade and Lee lending it real cultural credibility — and the Smithsonian Store endorsement is not nothing. The rhyming text is age-appropriate and the artwork is the main event, making it a strong read-aloud for curious kids and a conversation starter about artistic style and urban culture. Parents who are not comfortable with graffiti's street origins should know that is precisely what the book celebrates, openly and joyfully.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety72
substance78
craft78
originality88
accuracy80
hype68
age-fit78
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict74
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