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Call her The Doctor

The Whale Who Swam Through Time: A Two-Hundred-Year Journey in the Artic by Alex Boersma and Nick Pyenson

January 19, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have read other stories about whales who have lived for centuries, as I am sure you have, too. But what makes The Whale Who Swam Through Time: A Two-Hundred-Year Journey in the Artic so wonderful is the illustrations. The story is nice, not overly pushy but gets the point across. You know this is a story not just about a whale that could live up to over 200 years-old, but an environmental book as well. Yet, when it comes to the art, that is […]

Finding the right book but maybe wrong time

Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps by Charlotte Watson Sherman

January 18, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am probably the only person who is not going to be or is jumping up and down and shouting the praises of Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps. It is not because I disliked Charlotte Watson Sherman’s picture book, it is just that something was off for me. The story is sweet: a young girl named Kenzie wants to be swim in the ocean, say hello to the animals and be a mermaid. But one day she cannot swim freely as there is more […]

Clean up your mess

The Mess That We Made by Michelle Lord

August 31, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I entered to win several titles from the publisher that does The Mess That We Made by Michelle Lord. I was not a winner, but as a consolation price I was able to get a free digital copy (that I was able to access!) of the is picture book from about a year ago. It seems familiar, as I might have read it before, even reviewed it. Yet is possible that it just like other conservation titles and feels similar with its presentation and tone. […]

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