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Who knew far….ah feelings were so expressive

Feelings Are Like Farts by Tara Wosiski and Toshiki Nakamura

February 13, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am not going to make the puns and comments that Feelings Are Like Farts make as it will take away from your actual reading of the book. However, I will say that Christopher Willard, PsyD, Tara Wosiski, and illustrator Toshiki Nakamura probably had a blast making this book. Like a fart, feelings can sneak up on you, be loud, smelly, embarrassing, or give relief. But exploring them, realizing they are natural and finding a safe place to let them go, or finding a safe […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: feelings and emotions, Social Themes, Tara Wosiski, Tara Wosiski and Toshiki Nakamura, Toshiki Nakamura

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:96 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: feelings and emotions, Social Themes, Tara Wosiski, Tara Wosiski and Toshiki Nakamura, Toshiki Nakamura ·
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She wanted to be a Doctor but became a Lawyer and changed a few things along the way.

Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight: Patsy Takemoto Mink and the Fight for Title IX by Jen Bryant

January 19, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Did you know that Title IX was not just for athletes? It started out as not forty words that said that women had to be treated equally in all matters: education, and sports alike. Of course, that was only one thing Patsy Takemoto (later Patsy Mink) would do in her life. A young Patsy lived in Maui. She knew her family had come to this country for a better life and that meant (though she was not sure at the time) an education. At four-years-old […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: discrimination, Education, hawaii, Japan, Jen Bryant, Patsy Mink, Patsy Takemoto, politics, Social Themes, Toshiki Nakamura, United States - 20th Century

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:23 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: discrimination, Education, hawaii, Japan, Jen Bryant, Patsy Mink, Patsy Takemoto, politics, Social Themes, Toshiki Nakamura, United States - 20th Century ·
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