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Silent music for peace

Music and Silence: The Passion and Protest of Pablo Casals by Christy Mihaly

November 25, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Music and Silence: The Passion and Protest of Pablo Casals is just a WOW book. It is beautifully written, beautifully illustrated and beautifully presented.  Christy Mihaly and illustrator Mariona Cabassa made this (due mid/later April 2026) book about a person and story I do not think I had ever heard of before. It is more emotional than an action story, but there are events that have the action, too. We see how the power of music can try and topple governments. We see how one […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Christy Mihaly, europe, Mariona Cabassa, Pablo Casals, Social Activists, Social Themes, Spain

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:523 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Christy Mihaly, europe, Mariona Cabassa, Pablo Casals, Social Activists, Social Themes, Spain ·
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My dealer keeps me supplied in good books

Whatever Comes Tomorrow by Rebecca Gardyn Levington

April 11, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport author    Some people have a bad habit called Book Collecting. I have a bad habit and a dealer from Barefoot Books. They keep me in fun books like Whatever Comes Tomorrow. Rebecca Gardyn Levington is the author of this book I have added to my piles of reading material. And the illustrations are done by Mariona Cabassa (whom I will be finding other works by). And this book is a simple book but has a lot of fun things going on. It is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: CBR15Passport, Mariona Cabassa, Rebecca Gardyn Levington

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:222 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: CBR15Passport, Mariona Cabassa, Rebecca Gardyn Levington ·
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