Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The King's Manners
Mary Hollingsworth · 1990
70/100
👍 Worth It
Mary Hollingsworth does exactly what this format promises — a brief, cheerful, biblically grounded manners book that a 3-to-7-year-old can absorb repeatedly without resistance, tied to the Golden Rule in language young children can hold onto. The content is thin by design and won't hold a reader past early elementary, but for explicitly Christian families building foundational character habits in very young children, this is a warm, purposeful choice that earns its place on the shelf.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety96
substance58
craft68
originality55
accuracy80
hype72
age-fit88
human-eye70
Penny’s verdict70
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