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Archie Celebrates an Indian Wedding by Mitali Banerjee Ruths

Sami's Special Gift by M O Yuksel

December 15, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I love getting good surprise emails about books. Recently Charlesbridge Publishing sent me a link with new titles. There were several that talked about cultures that are not usually ones we see or know about. I jumped on in, read the 17 that were in English (a few were in Spanish) and found  these below. I admit, I made some assumptions about Archie Celebrates an Indian Wedding. Which, actually, I’m glad I did. I was able to learn from that, and that one should not assume; […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Religion, Romance Tagged With: celebrations, Eid al-Adha, family, holidays, homelessness, Huseyin Sonmezay., Indian wedding, M.O. Yuksel, Marriage, Mitali Banerjee Ruths, Parwinder Singh, Social Theme, Türkiye, wedding

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:881 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Religion, Romance · Tags: celebrations, Eid al-Adha, family, holidays, homelessness, Huseyin Sonmezay., Indian wedding, M.O. Yuksel, Marriage, Mitali Banerjee Ruths, Parwinder Singh, Social Theme, Türkiye, wedding ·
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Family connections

I'll See You in Ijebu by Bunmi Emenanjo

September 28, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I usually am a fan of the books from Barefoot Books. And with I’ll See You in Ijebu I think I found my new favorite book this year (or for sure in the Top 15).  This is a delightful story of one young girl and the rich culture and family she comes from. We see how she celebrates both her mother’s family and their Muslim faith, and her immediate family and their Christian (specifically Catholic) faith as well. The two worlds are not separate, but can be […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: Africa, Bunmi Emenanjo, Diana Ejaita, Eid al-Adha, family, Lagos Nigeria, Multigenerational, Muslim, People & Places, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:706 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion · Tags: Africa, Bunmi Emenanjo, Diana Ejaita, Eid al-Adha, family, Lagos Nigeria, Multigenerational, Muslim, People & Places, Social Themes ·
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