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Hold on….let me think

Hold That Thought by Bree Galbraith

March 2, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When a young child starts finding the smallest form of an idea, it slowly grows until it is a giant bloom of creativity and wonder. Most of their family and friends support them, but there is that one bully that tells the child, “That is not how an idea is supposed to look.” And this, of course, starts doubt. Yet, they realize, since they and the others who added to the idea, and had their own, each looked different, and combining them made each even […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: Bree Galbraith, Feelings, ideas, Lynn Scurfield, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:79 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: Bree Galbraith, Feelings, ideas, Lynn Scurfield, Social Themes ·
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If only this one would have stuck to the shelf

Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

August 1, 2020 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

The cover is bright orange and there is some textural variety with a strip of duct tape across the front; the title Made to Stick fills a third of the cover. It’s a very interesting and attention grabbing cover. Unfortunately, that is where my interest stopped. Throughout the book, Chip and Dan, brothers, explain that in order for an idea to be sticky (that is, in order for your audience to remember your idea and care about it) it must be simple, unique, concrete, credible, […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr12bingo, Chip Heath and Dan Heath, communication, creativity, Education, ideas

Mobius_Walker's CBR12 Review No:16 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr12bingo, Chip Heath and Dan Heath, communication, creativity, Education, ideas ·
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