Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
This Baby. That Baby.
Cari Best · 2024
80/100
👍 Worth It
Starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and a New York Times bestseller spot are not small things for a picture book, and this one earns them with genuinely joyful rhyming text and Rashin Kheiriyeh's funny, warm illustrations celebrating babies across different families. The concept is simple by design, but the execution lifts it well above the average board book. A confident pick for baby showers and read-aloud shelves alike.
✦ 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 safety88
Substance / usefulness62
Craft & writing75
Originality55
Evidence & accuracy82
Hype vs delivers72
Age-fit88
👁 Human-eye gut-check85
Penny’s verdict80
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