Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Whoopi's Big Book of Manners
Whoopi Goldberg · 2010
80/100
👍 Worth It
Whoopi's irreverent voice is exactly what makes this work — kids laugh at the nose-picking bookends and absorb the actual manners almost by accident. Publishers Weekly's 'warm, funny and tender' nails it, and the coverage of real-world situations like cell phones and other cultures gives it staying power beyond the typical picture-book manners title.
✦ 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
safety97
substance78
craft80
originality76
accuracy85
hype72
age-fit88
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict80
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