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I’m not cold, just my habitat

Cold by Tim McCanna

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cold is different for everyone. Poetry is different for everyone. And in Tim McCanna’s picture book, Cold, we get a lovely, lush illustrated book that has a story within the art as well as complimenting the text that deals with both subjects. The poetry is how the rhyming text with each page gives us a short burst of poetic information about how in cold there is life and how the cold itself is a character that moves about, leading us to the different places the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Cold, Concepts, habitat (ecology) animals, nature, Ramona Kaulitzki, science, seasons, Stories in rhyme, temperatures, Tim McCanna, Weather

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:212 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Cold, Concepts, habitat (ecology) animals, nature, Ramona Kaulitzki, science, seasons, Stories in rhyme, temperatures, Tim McCanna, Weather ·
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Soothing the Beast

Maya and the Beast by Maya Gabeira

June 17, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While this might not become a classic, or even will be in my Top 10 favorites of this year, Maya and the Beast by Maya Gabeira is a book that was very enjoyable and needs at least a re-read or two. There is a lot going on and cannot be digested all at once. Story and art complement and support each other, allowing for busy pages and busy feeling to the overall tone. It was a sweet story, about overcoming fears, limitations, and biases. And […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Sports Tagged With: Maya Gabeira, Ramona Kaulitzki, surfing, women's sports

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:312 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Sports · Tags: Maya Gabeira, Ramona Kaulitzki, surfing, women's sports ·
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