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Stitching love and warmth

Sashiko by Barbara Ciletti

April 26, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I saw the lovely cover of Sashiko, with a child and the delightful colors surrounding them, I assume that the title was the name of the child. As a slight spoiler for those who do not know sewing, it is a type of sewing stitch that came about in the 1600s during the Edo period that is not just a practical piece of sewing but has come to represent the culture it came from. I know this only because of the afterwards by the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Poetry Tagged With: Asia, Awaji Island, Barbara Ciletti, Crafts & Hobbies, Cultural Region |, Ethnic Orientation |, Maria Cristina Pritelli, Quilts & Quilting, Sashiko

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:266 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Poetry · Tags: Asia, Awaji Island, Barbara Ciletti, Crafts & Hobbies, Cultural Region |, Ethnic Orientation |, Maria Cristina Pritelli, Quilts & Quilting, Sashiko ·
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I want to try the dish and get a doll of our gal Anni!

Anni Dreams of Biryani by Namita Moolani Mehra

August 17, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Anni Dreams of Biryani has a bittersweet ending. And that colored my feelings about the story Namita Moolani Mehra tells. I was on board with our young hero, Anni, as she tries to figure out how to make biryani as well as Uncle (as the man who owns the café across the way is called) does. But no matter what she does, she cannot get the secret from this grumpy (but eyes shining) man. Oh, her biryani comes close, but is not exactly right. And […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction Tagged With: Asia, Chaaya Prabhat, community, Cultural Region |, Diversity & Multicultural, Ethnic Orientation |, family, friends, Little India, Namita Moolani Mehra

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:447 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction · Tags: Asia, Chaaya Prabhat, community, Cultural Region |, Diversity & Multicultural, Ethnic Orientation |, family, friends, Little India, Namita Moolani Mehra ·
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