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Me + Tree by Alexandria Giardino

February 9, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport, different country (illustrators from Italy and the young girl is from “other country” than where she is living) A young girl, in a fantastic way, learns about an old tree, now a stump, but using her imagination and the knowledge she has of being alone and unseen. Having moved to this strange city, she, and the tree commune to show each other how the world is a beautiful place, and how to help each other and the world around them. The result is how […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: Alexandria Giardino, Anna and Elena Balbusso, Anna Balbusso, Balbusso Sisters, CBR15Passport, Elena Balbusso, Emotions & Feelings, friendship, Science & Nature, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:93 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: Alexandria Giardino, Anna and Elena Balbusso, Anna Balbusso, Balbusso Sisters, CBR15Passport, Elena Balbusso, Emotions & Feelings, friendship, Science & Nature, Social Themes ·
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If Neruda could write about an onion, my poems are not that out there….

Ode to an Onion: Pablo Neruda and His Muse by Alexandria Giardino

June 30, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While Ode to an Onion: Pablo Neruda and His Muse might not be my favorite book of all time, it is one of the first book in a while that I have truly loved. A book that I felt in my gut. I got engrossed in this book in a way I have not in some time. And it is “only” a picture book and not some “thoughtful novel.” It is a thoughtful picture book. The prose of Alexandria Giardino is a poem as it […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance Tagged With: Alexandria Giardino, Emotions & Feelings, Felicita Sala, friendship, Latin America, Matilde Urrutia, Poetry (see also Stories in Verse), Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:217 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance · Tags: Alexandria Giardino, Emotions & Feelings, Felicita Sala, friendship, Latin America, Matilde Urrutia, Poetry (see also Stories in Verse), Social Themes ·
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