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Getting flowers

Beneath the Trees: First Spring by Dav

July 29, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The kid (or warthog) is a typical kid/hog in Beneath the Trees: First Spring by Dav. Not too bright, but curious (and that is not a negative comment, just an observation as babies do not have the intellect to understand things and have informed knowledge of the world around them). We quickly learn that the baby is allergic to flowers it seems, and they become scared every time they sneeze because of it. To the point that they throw one heck of a hissy fit […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: animals, Dav, family, Father and child, Social Themes, warthogs

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:417 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: animals, Dav, family, Father and child, Social Themes, warthogs ·
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Dark stuff of fairy tales

Of Salt and Shore by Annet Schaap

September 4, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you want to read The Little Mermaid story but with a big twist? Okay, maybe that is not enough. How about do you want to read about a young girl who is dealing with the death of her mother, her father’s drinking, keeping the lighthouse light burning and a real do-gooder teacher? I will loss in a boy who lives in the houses tower and likes biting people as they come into his room (after all, he has to keep up that “monster” persona), […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Annet Schaap, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Fantasy & Magic, father & child, Father and child, identity, Lighthouses, mermaids, pirates

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:265 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Annet Schaap, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Fantasy & Magic, father & child, Father and child, identity, Lighthouses, mermaids, pirates ·
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