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Family Dynamics

Our Wish for You: A Story About Open Adoption by Dano Moreno

Other Words for Nonno by Dave Cameron

January 4, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

September 2023 had two interesting books come out. Of course, it had more than that, so I should say that 2023 had a lot of books come out and September 2023 had two of those that I read in 2024. They were found as I was cleaning up my online reader copies, which is going to take me well into 2024 to even dent, while I find new 2024s and will need to balance the two. However, I am glad I took the time to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: adoption, communication, Dano Moreno, Dave Cameron, dementia, Diverse Families, emotions, family, Feelings, grandfather, Illnesses & Injuries, Ryan O’Rourke, Social Themes, Yong Ling Kang

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:6 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: adoption, communication, Dano Moreno, Dave Cameron, dementia, Diverse Families, emotions, family, Feelings, grandfather, Illnesses & Injuries, Ryan O’Rourke, Social Themes, Yong Ling Kang ·
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I like the illustrations

The Midnight Club by Shane Goth

January 24, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Midnight Club is a lovely book. For someone other than me. The concept of Shane Goth’s picture book is cute, but something did not click for me. This is a story of two sisters and the mischief they get in at midnight while they sneak around the house. They try on clothes of their mother, eat their fathers’ jellybeans, play with the cat, and just wander about the house without a care (or parent) in the world. They mention the two walk past their […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Bedtime & Dreams, family, friendship, midnight romps, Shane Goth, siblings, Sisters, Yong Ling Kang

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:31 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Bedtime & Dreams, family, friendship, midnight romps, Shane Goth, siblings, Sisters, Yong Ling Kang ·
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