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Is This a House for Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald

A Happy Place by Britta Teckentrup

Imperfectly Perfect: A Story That Cherishes Beauty in Imperfection by Perry Emerson

December 8, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

There was an email in my work email inbox that first was thanking the booksellers who had nominated several titles from the publisher for the Indie Next newsletter. They then asked us to consider some other titles for the next one (as the deadline was in a few weeks). This made me browse the titles they were promoting and found one that worked for my particular mood at the time.    The one that caught my eye was the picture book, Is This a House for Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald and illustrated by […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Britta Teckentrup, Dreams, enviormentalism, family, friendship, Hoang Giang, imagination, Katherine Tillotson, Megan McDonald, Perry Emerson, Science & Nature, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:867 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Britta Teckentrup, Dreams, enviormentalism, family, friendship, Hoang Giang, imagination, Katherine Tillotson, Megan McDonald, Perry Emerson, Science & Nature, Social Themes ·
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