Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Tilda Tries Again
Tom Percival · 2021
78/100
👍 Worth It
Tom Percival's grayscale-to-color visual storytelling device is genuinely clever — the world literally brightens as Tilda finds her footing — and the Big Bright Feelings series has earned strong trust from school counselors and educators for handling anxiety and change with real nuance. This is a picture book that earns its place both as a good read and as a tool for starting honest conversations with young children.
✦ 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 safety89
Substance / usefulness74
Craft & writing77
Originality72
Evidence & accuracy80
Hype vs delivers70
Age-fit81
👁 Human-eye gut-check81
Penny’s verdict78
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