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Warmth in its forms

What You Need to Be Warm by Neil Gaiman

August 16, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am just going to say that this awesome book of poems was created by Neil Gaiman. They called it, What You Need to Be Warm. And they had a long list of illustrators, some I knew and others were new to me. And then I will say it is about refugees and other displaced people and what images, things, places or people that made them feel warm. And then just gush that this is both the best and worst thing I have read this […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Bagram Ibatouilline, Benji Davis, Beth Suzanna, Chris Riddle, Daniel Egneus, Emigration & Immigration, Majid Adin, Marie-Alice Harel, Nadine Kaadan, Neil Gaiman, Oliver Jeffers, Pam Smy, Petr Horacek, Poverty & Homelessness, Richard Jones, Social Themes, Yuliya Gwilym

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:598 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Bagram Ibatouilline, Benji Davis, Beth Suzanna, Chris Riddle, Daniel Egneus, Emigration & Immigration, Majid Adin, Marie-Alice Harel, Nadine Kaadan, Neil Gaiman, Oliver Jeffers, Pam Smy, Petr Horacek, Poverty & Homelessness, Richard Jones, Social Themes, Yuliya Gwilym ·
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This is a beautiful book with a sensitive subject

Fox: A Circle of Life Story by Isabel Thomas

August 18, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was thinking Fox: A Circle of Life Story was going to be more about the cycle of trees, plants, the seasons, the forest and not about the cycle of life of a mother fox. Isabel Thomas created a poetic, beautiful story of life and death. We follow a fox as she wanders the woods, crossing the human road, and her unfortunate end. The concept of death is lightly presented, but also nothing is held back. It is a serious look at the cycle of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animals, biology, Daniel Egneus, Death New Experiences, family, foxes, Isabel Thomas, Science & Nature, Social Topics

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:231 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: animals, biology, Daniel Egneus, Death New Experiences, family, foxes, Isabel Thomas, Science & Nature, Social Topics ·
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World of Tents, one pebble and a special friendship

Lubna and the Pebble by Wendy Meddour

August 20, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

#cbr11bingo #farandaway Lubna and the Pebble is a tiny bit romantic, but it is a lovely story about a special friendship that grows into a second special friendship that turns into a third special friendship. Lubna is a refugee child living in the World of Tents. She, her father and brothers, live in uncertain times, so when Lubna finds a rock, she makes it her special friend. One that she tells all her secrets too. One that gives her comfort when there is little around. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: cbr11bingo, Daniel Egneus, Wendy Meddour

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:320 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: cbr11bingo, Daniel Egneus, Wendy Meddour ·
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