Barbara McClintock – Cannonball Read 17

For the dog lovers (you’ll need tissues for the funny and the sad moments)

Hazel the Handful by Jamie Michalak and Matt Myers

Where Are You, Brontë? by Tomie dePaola and Barbara McClintock

February 13, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Are you a dog person? Are you looking for two new books to read about dogs? Well the first book below has a theme of dog and sibling rivalry. And the second, well it is a bit more sad. It is about the loss of a beloved pet named Bronte by one of my all time favorite authors. Hazel the Handful by Jamie Michalak and illustrated by Matt Myers (due early April 2025; read via an online reader is a cute story about sibling rivalry […]

With a Vroom! Vroom! everywhere

Vroom! by Barbara McClintock

July 30, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A busy, young girl takes a trip around the countryside (and beyond) one night in this Barbara McClintock creation, Vroom! The detailed illustrations show you where she is going and where she has been (usually in the rearview/sideview mirrors of her race car). She has long and smooth roads until she gets to the mountains, where the cold lends itself to the warmth of the desert, then off to the forest and finally a bridge that takes her to a large, busy and traffic filled […]

The Five Forms

April 2, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I hate starting off with, “I really wanted to like The Five Forms by McClintock, but….” The cover illustration was a wonderful tease. The inside illustrations have potential. The colors are amazing. I love when colors are bright but not overpowering the words. Or are a “shock” to the system. The simple text is always nice to have so you are not overwhelming the illustrations. And it has all that. What it did not have was me in the right frame of mind to read […]

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