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Grandparents are pretty cool

Granny and Bean by Karen Hesse

July 29, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When a grand mother and grandchild take a day to themselves, even the windy sea cannot stop them from enjoying themselves. Through the gray, cloudy skies, the wonders of the beach and ocean and the creatures around them come to life in Granny and Bean by Karen Hesse. The message is “stop and smell the roses” or in this case, pet the dogs that walk by, listen to the birds, and stop for teatime. And all this comes to life with the fun illustrations of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Charlotte Voake, grandchildren, grandmothers, grandparents, Karen Hesse, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:409 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health · Tags: Charlotte Voake, grandchildren, grandmothers, grandparents, Karen Hesse, Social Themes ·
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The Things That I LOVE about TREES

April 18, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The things that I love about trees include such things as they give you shade; they can give you fruit like apples and oranges and peaches. They give you the sap that makes real maple syrup! They can be a great place to put a swing. They are homes to critters, birds and insects.  They are a very unique kind of plant. And in The Things That I Love about Trees by Chris Butterworth (illustrated by Charlotte Voake) shows you these things and more. It […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Charlotte Voake, Chris Butterworth

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:85 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Charlotte Voake, Chris Butterworth ·
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