Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Pokemon Counting Book
Diane Muldrow · 1999
60/100
👎 Skip It
This does exactly what it promises: it teaches counting to ten using familiar Pokémon characters in a bright, rhyming format that preschoolers and early readers who love the franchise will find irresistible. There is no original storytelling here, and kids with no Pokémon connection will get nothing extra out of it compared to any other counting book. If your child is a Pokémon fan, it is a fun novelty; for everyone else, a stronger early-learning title is a better bet.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety92
substance42
craft55
originality30
accuracy75
hype60
age-fit82
human-eye55
Penny’s verdict60
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