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I live in a house with service mice and a grumpy old man

I Live in a Tree Trunk by Meg Fleming

March 9, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

  I live in a tree trunk. I live in a barn. I live in a shoebox. I’m down on the farm… So say the animals (and much more) of I Live in a Tree Trunk. Each animal, in simple text by Meg Fleming and simple art by Brandon James Scott, tell us where they live. Things are aimed at the aged three and up, with a few rhymes to help pass the time. There is nothing OMG Best Book Ever! to this picture book, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, Baby Animals, Brandon James Scott, homes, Meg Fleming, Science & Nature, zoology

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:159 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, Baby Animals, Brandon James Scott, homes, Meg Fleming, Science & Nature, zoology ·
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I Was Born a Baby, too!

I Was Born a Baby by Meg Fleming

April 27, 2022 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

I did not realize I Was Born a Baby was by Meg Fleming when I picked it up. Why I say this is that Fleming is the author of Wondering Around another book I recently read and reviewed. I did not know because the illustrations by Brandon James Scott are different from Wondering Around, as well as the tone itself is different. Therefore, if you do not like one, try the other. I had seen I Was Born a Baby in a newsletter (this is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, Brandon James Scott, Meg Fleming

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:181 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, Brandon James Scott, Meg Fleming ·
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