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Touching the Impossible

The Impossible Mountain  by David Soman

I Touched the Sun by Leah Hayes

December 1, 2022 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

The Impossible Mountain and I Touched the Sun have a slightly common theme. The main thing of each book is that of believing in yourself and trying impossible things. David Soman’s The Impossible Mountain was more fun for me. It had a more solid story and illustrations that spoke to me more strongly. That is not to say that I Touched the Sun by Leah Hayes was bad, it was just not my type of read.   I Touched the Sun is due May 2023. And […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: David Soman, Emotions & Feelings, Fables, family, Leah Hayes, legends, myths, New Experience, siblings, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:582 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: David Soman, Emotions & Feelings, Fables, family, Leah Hayes, legends, myths, New Experience, siblings, Social Themes ·
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One book, 10 friends and a heck of a good time

How to Two by David Soman

June 12, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

First look at How to Two makes it look like a book about kids playing. And it. However, David Soman twists it up a bit with the how the kids start to play.  Over all this is a terribly clever book. It has rich, deep, solid illustrations. The story works well for a classroom or one-on-one reading. It is educational and fun. What it is not, however, is one of my OMG LOOOOVE this book! The idea of counting from one to ten by each […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Concepts, Counting & Numbers, David Soman

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:213 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Concepts, Counting & Numbers, David Soman ·
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