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The Storyteller's Candle

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book2005Home & Kitchen, Home Décor Products

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WISE Score

Data error: We got a candle product listing instead of the actual children's book. Can't evaluate what we can't read.

The Storyteller's Candle

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2005, Home & Kitchen, Home Décor Products

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WISE Score

Data error: We got a candle product listing instead of the actual children's book. Can't evaluate what we can't read.

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Screenwise Verdict

Look, I'm going to level with you: something went very wrong with the data here. The synopsis we received is literally a product description for a scented candle ("100% natural soy wax blend," "2.8" x 3.5" glass jar").

The web search turned up nothing useful either - just references to other books with "candle" in the title and a broken Reading Rockets link.

If you're looking for "The Storyteller's Candle" by Lucía González (which is probably what this should be), that's a lovely bilingual picture book about Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. But without the actual book data, I can't give you a proper WISE evaluation.

This one needs a do-over with correct information.

Age Fit

Cannot determine age appropriateness due to data error. The provided information describes a home décor product rather than children's book content.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

Cannot evaluate - the provided synopsis describes a scented candle product (100% soy wax, cotton wick, 9oz glass jar), not a children's book. This appears to be a data error where product listing information was substituted for book content.

Imaginative

No book content available to assess. The synopsis provided is for a home décor candle product with no narrative, characters, or story elements.

Safe

Unable to assess safety of book content as the provided information describes a physical candle product rather than literary content.

Enriching

Cannot evaluate educational or emotional value without access to actual book content. The candle product description offers no cognitive or developmental benefit relevant to children's literature.

Parent Info

✓

Why It Might Be Great

If this is the Lucía González book about Pura Belpré, it's likely a beautiful bilingual story about libraries and storytelling
The real book (if we had the right data) probably celebrates literacy, community, and cultural heritage
Illustrations by Lulu Delacre are typically warm and engaging for young readers

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What to Watch For

We literally have zero actual book content to evaluate - the synopsis describes a scented candle
Cannot assess age-appropriateness, themes, or any content warnings without correct information
This needs to be re-evaluated with actual book data

Conversation Starters

"Sorry, can't provide conversation starters when we don't know what the book is actually about"
"If you have this book, feel free to ask questions about what you're reading together"
"Check your library or bookstore for the actual synopsis and we can talk about it properly"

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