Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Pirate and the Mermaid
Nadia Mulara · 2019
68/100
👎 Skip It
A cheerful, safe bedtime picture book with a fun ocean premise and bouncy rhymes that young children will enjoy at read-aloud time. The bonus colouring page is a nice touch, but the story is thin beyond its central romantic question and there is very little independent critical coverage to verify how well it actually holds up. A fine local library pick, but not a must-buy for most families.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance52
craft62
originality58
accuracy65
hype50
age-fit80
human-eye60
Penny’s verdict68
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