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Collecting inspirational thoughts

Inspiring Quotes from Children's Classics: For Growing Up by Hannah Barnaby

April 25, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While there are mostly uplifting and positive quotations fill Inspiring Quotes from Children’s Classics: For Growing Up, there are one or two silly or maybe a bit not so “uplifting” ones that will make you chuckle. From classic quotes (Moby Dick) to contemporary reads (Princess Academy), there is a little bit of everything included. Therefore you can find Moomins and Christopher Paolini next to CS Lewis and Ramona the Pest. Sometimes, the phrase is not necessarily something I would consider “inspirational” or even has a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Books, children's classics, Hannah Barnaby, inspirational, literary, quotations, Ruth Burrows

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:213 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Books, children's classics, Hannah Barnaby, inspirational, literary, quotations, Ruth Burrows ·
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Plant a seed watch it grow

The Pumpkin Seed's Secret: A Life Cycle Poem by Hannah Barnaby

September 13, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The autumn season is upon those of us in those regions. We get to have cool nights, crisp days, wind, rain, sun and sometimes within a 15 minute time frame! And there are changing colors of the leaves, crazy squirrels and the thought of pumpkins. And in this review we learn about the pumpkin in a way that allows us not to be scientifically bombarded with just the facts. When you read a book and the title (The Pumpkin Seed’s Secret: A Life Cycle Poem) […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Cédric Abt, Concepts, Flowers & Plants, Hannah Barnaby, holidays, Life cycles, nature, plant life cycles, pumpkins, science, seasons

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:447 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Cédric Abt, Concepts, Flowers & Plants, Hannah Barnaby, holidays, Life cycles, nature, plant life cycles, pumpkins, science, seasons ·
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