Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Tomas Loves...
Jude Welton · 2015
82/100
👍 Worth It
Written by a former child psychologist who specializes in autism and published by the gold-standard Jessica Kingsley press, this little rhyming book does something genuinely hard: it centers what Tomas loves rather than what he struggles with, making neurodiversity feel like difference rather than deficit. Perfect for siblings, classmates, and early childhood classrooms. The rhyme occasionally strains under the explanatory weight, but the heart of it is exactly right.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance80
craft75
originality78
accuracy88
hype72
age-fit90
human-eye84
Penny’s verdict82
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