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A couple of treats

Sugar in Milk by Thrity Umrigar

The Night Before Eid: A Muslim Family Story by Aya Khalil

August 24, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

As I mentioned in a previous review I like picture books about different cultures, and I have been reading a lot of reader copies online, even though both titles I am going to mention are available for physical copy-owning I might just get a physical copy of Sugar in Milk as Khoa Le’s illustrations are wild, fun colors, details, and expressive in all ways. They are supporters of the story and their own characters. This Thrity Umrigar tale is a delightful, thoughtful and relatable story […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: Aya Khalil, celebration, family, friendship, holidays, Khoa Le, Rashin Kheiriyeh, Social Themes, Thrity Umrigar

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:618 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion · Tags: Aya Khalil, celebration, family, friendship, holidays, Khoa Le, Rashin Kheiriyeh, Social Themes, Thrity Umrigar ·
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Read them books!

Tzimmes for Tzipporah by Megan Hoyt

Just One Little Light by Kat Yeh

June 7, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

It’s time for another picture book round up review. This time there are two books I enjoyed reading, but did not feel I could honestly do a full review of. Both stories are sweet, but are not necessarily for everyone.  Are you looking for a new book about getting out and about on the farm? Well Tzimmes for Tzipporah is a new book (or will be in September 2023) dealing with a farm during harvest time. It is written by Megan Hoyt and Christine Battuz […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: celebration, Christine Battuz, Holiday, Isabelle Arsenault, Kat Yeh, Megan Hoyt, Rosh Hashanah, Social Themes, Values & Virtues

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:410 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, Poetry, Religion · Tags: celebration, Christine Battuz, Holiday, Isabelle Arsenault, Kat Yeh, Megan Hoyt, Rosh Hashanah, Social Themes, Values & Virtues ·
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Food, family and love

Chloe’s Lunar New Year. by Lily Lamotte

December 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was hungry when I read two recent picture books about food (and family). Did this influence my taste in the books? No, because when I am hungry, I tend not to like a book, but I did the two I read. The second book (the first was a tasty treat about dim sum) was Chloe’s Lunar New Year. Here we leave the hustle and bustle of a restaurant behind and Lily Lamotte takes us into the family home. Here, Chloe is excited for the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: celebration, Diversity & Multicultural, family, Holiday, Lily LaMotte, Michelle Lee, Non-Religious holiday, siblings, traditions, United States - Asian American & Pacific Islander

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:639 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: celebration, Diversity & Multicultural, family, Holiday, Lily LaMotte, Michelle Lee, Non-Religious holiday, siblings, traditions, United States - Asian American & Pacific Islander ·
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