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Haiku for is for the birds

Whoo-Ku Haiku: A Great Horned Owl Story by Maria Gianferrari and Jonathan D. Voss

April 15, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The picture book Whoo-Ku Haiku: A Great Horned Owl Story by Maria Gianferrari and illustrator Jonathan D. Voss is realistic (it talks about how the owl eats, is a bird of prey) but is also age appropriate. Which I would say ranges from a strong age of 5 and up. It can be for older students/children and of course, adults, though the picture book format might turn off the older readers. The way the story is written is in multiple haikus strung together to make […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: birds, children's poetry, great horned owl, haiku, Jonathan D. Voss, Maria Gianferrari, Maria Gianferrari and Jonathan D. Voss, nature, owls, science

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:98 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: birds, children's poetry, great horned owl, haiku, Jonathan D. Voss, Maria Gianferrari, Maria Gianferrari and Jonathan D. Voss, nature, owls, science ·
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Do you know what a riddle-ku is?

Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons by Laura Purdie Salas

May 19, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you know what a Riddle-ku is? Learn all about them (and so much more) in this far out book of American haiku and riddles. Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons reads like a story and is all around A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!  (add a few more !!! there). Laura Purdie Salas created poems that show the season it represents in a new way. We do not just see “leaves” for fall or “snow” for winter, but other creatures, ideas and feelings that we associate with […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: American Poetry, haiku, Laura Purdie Salas, Merce Lopez, riddles, seasons

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:178 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: American Poetry, haiku, Laura Purdie Salas, Merce Lopez, riddles, seasons ·
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Earth Verse: Haiku from the Ground Up

May 24, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Finally, a book that I can say, “DANG!” about and not have anything really negative to say about it. Earth Verse: Haiku from the Ground Up by Sally M. Walker and illustrated by William Grill has everything in it I am looking for in a book: good text, good facts, a story within those facts and interesting artwork. It also is accessible to the reader. It might not become a classic, but it is modern and would be a great addition to a personal or […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: haiku, poetry, Sally M. Walker, William Grill

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:166 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: haiku, poetry, Sally M. Walker, William Grill ·
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The Horse’s Haiku

May 3, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

From the field to the stable and from riding to rest, Michael Rosen captures what it is to be a horse in the haiku poetry of The Horse’s haiku. There are three sections each marked by a heading or title to the following haikus. Each one talks about horses, what it does and the surrounding things and places. The way the poems are formatted makes the story flow. This prose poetry after a while stops being “poems” and becomes just another horse tale. Stan Fellows […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: haiku, horses, Michael J. Rosen, Stan Fellows

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:108 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: haiku, horses, Michael J. Rosen, Stan Fellows ·
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