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One Can by Eric Walters

January 22, 2025 by BlackRaven 6 Comments

One Can by Lana Button, Eric Walters and Isabelle Malenfant  is due in September 2025 and I had the opportunity to read it via an online reader copy. And I was not prepared for the story. I figured it might be something about how wonderful a can is and all the wonderful things it can do (store food, pennies, shells, etc) or how you can recycle it and it can have a second life. Instead of something nice and cute, something that has been done […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Eric Walters, family, food insecurity, Isabelle Malenfant, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:52 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health · Tags: Eric Walters, family, food insecurity, Isabelle Malenfant, Social Themes ·
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He’s feeling and looking good, too

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino

June 25, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

In 2014 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress must have been one of the most edgy books out there. Today, Christine Baldacchino’s book probably seems pretty tame in comparison with what we are talking about today. It is not just about a “boy who wears a dress” but so much more. While I enjoyed this book, felt it was realistic, I was not a huge fan of the art that Isabelle Malenfant created. Perhaps I was looking for something “less dreamy” looking. Yet, the tone […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Christine Baldacchino, Clothing & Dress, friendship, Isabelle Malenfant, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:212 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Christine Baldacchino, Clothing & Dress, friendship, Isabelle Malenfant, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance ·
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