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The Song of Spring by Hendrik Jonas

March 21, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Song of Spring sat behind Hungry Bunny in the Spring/Easter display and since I did not want to head back to work right away, I took a minute with it.   Hendrik Jonas’s book has a little interaction to it, which I thought tied it in nicely with Claudia Rueda’s book. This interaction of saying the sounds of the animals you encounter is a bit more traditional than the actual moving of the other book. But you still will be having the child listener […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: animals, birds, farm animlas, Hendrik Jonas, Sounds

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:82 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: animals, birds, farm animlas, Hendrik Jonas, Sounds ·
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Chomp down on a good book

July 31, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I like the photographs of Alpaca Lunch. The story is very much in the theme and tone of Jennifer and John Churchman’s other books, which I can appreciate, but have always felt these stories were a bit too sentimental for my tastes. But: Oh, my goodness! They are cute and fuzzy animals! And Yeah Vermont! We rock!   The Churchman’s live and raise their animals on their Vermont farm. Each of their stories show what each animals job or role is on the farm and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: alpaca, Country Life, farm animlas, Jennifer Churchman, John Churchman

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:290 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: alpaca, Country Life, farm animlas, Jennifer Churchman, John Churchman ·
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