Will Hillenbrand – Cannonball Read 17

The stranger and the story

The Voice in the Hollow by Will Hillenbrand

October 19, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I saw a reader copy online called, The Voice in the Hollow. “Oh, isn’t that sweet.” I thought. “A little critter is going to hear the voice of the wind, nature, other animals, all the above as they go on a cold, winter walk” (or maybe no cold, but it did look blustery). And boy was I wrong. And right. It was sweet, just not that kind of sweet. Our young character, Hubert, (who I fell in love with because of the name) is a […]

Once I wore magic snow suits to play in the snow. Now I just read about the stuff.

Snow Friends by Margery Cuyler

Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper

December 11, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

It is winter and as I type this, there are flakes of snow speeding about outside the window. And how can you not remember the times you were a kid and went out in the snow to play on a day like this? (Okay, maybe not in Hawaii or someplace equally warm….) But I remember the boots, hats, mittens (with mittens attached to a string that went around your back to the other mitten, so you didn’t lose it…) and snowsuits (that were magic: once […]

First Star

May 15, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

First Star: A Bear and Mole Story is the fifth adventure of Bear and Mole. The relationship between these two friends is like Frog and Toad or Morris and Boris: a little awkward at times, little frustrating at times, but they always care about each other. Sometimes a parent and child relationship takes form as well. With Bear the parent/teacher and Mole the child/learning. This time Bear and Mole have decided that they will hike up to Camp Tiptop and stay the night. They pick […]

I’m a Duck (Quack Quack)

April 4, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Am I the only one who thinks when they see the words, “I’m a Duck”, you have to follow it up with, “Quack. Quack”? No? Just me? It is all good. But you now must read “I’m a Duck” by Eve Bunting and illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. And even if you do not quack along, you will be rooting for the little duck in this story. One day, an egg rolled out of the nest and into a deep pond. This caused the egg, now […]

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