Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Little Book of Friendship
Zack Bush · 2020
62/100
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This one has real craft behind it — Laurie Friedman's text and Zack Bush's warm illustrations team up for practical, age-appropriate friendship lessons kids can actually use at school or on the playground. It's part of a trusted series, but with no independent reviews to lean on, I'd call it solid rather than exceptional.
✦ 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
Faith & family safety85
Substance / usefulness62
Craft & writing62
Originality45
Evidence & accuracy58
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit72
Human-eye read50
Penny’s verdict62
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