Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Old Lady in the Shoe
Toya Wilson · 2015
58/100
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A warm-hearted debut that builds on a familiar nursery-rhyme foundation and weaves in sight words — both good instincts. But self-publishing without strong editorial oversight shows in the thin story arc, and the book has not attracted the professional review coverage that would help assess its polish. There are stronger illustrated early readers available for the same age group.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety97
substance48
craft55
originality52
accuracy68
hype58
age-fit72
human-eye50
Penny’s verdict58
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