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Beneath the Moon: Fairy Tales, Myths, and Divine Stories from Around the World by Yoshi Yoshitani

June 6, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Beneath the Moon: Fairy Tales, Myths, and Divine Stories from Around the World has some of the most amazing illustrations (almost all of my rating of five is for them) by Yoshi Yoshitani. They accompany each section of the book (or chapter) that includes a page of text to go along with them. All are short (just the one folktale, legend, myth, etc) but some are a story with the culture it comes from. While others are more of a description of the person/people talked […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Short Stories Tagged With: art, Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology, Legends & Mythology, Yoshi Yoshitani

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:402 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Short Stories · Tags: art, Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology, Legends & Mythology, Yoshi Yoshitani ·
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Not just another slipper story

The Tale of the Tiger Slippers by Jan Brett

August 16, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

#cbr11bingo #Illustrated Due in September 2019, this book, The Tale of the Tiger Slippers is classical Jan Brett with the illustrations. Every page is busy with no space left untouched. Every color in your Crayola box (and a few I am sure they never heard of) is everyplace. They pop off the page in bold, brash and rich images and strength. They assault the eyes (but not in a negative manner but can be a bit overwhelming at times). The illustrations sound as if a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Folklore & Mythology, Jan Brett, Social Theme

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:308 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Folklore & Mythology, Jan Brett, Social Theme ·
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