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Yo-Yo Ma and His Gifts

The Music Inside Us: Yo-Yo Ma and His Gifts to the World (A Picture Book Biography) by James Howe

November 22, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Music Inside Us: Yo-Yo Ma and His Gifts to the World (A Picture Book Biography) by James Howe and illustrated by Jack Wong might be one of my favorite new picture biographies. Read via an online reader copy, however, you’ll have to wait until early June 2025 for your chance to read it.  We hit the highlights of the life and times of this cellist. There are several facts in the text itself, along with extras as well. This lets the book grow with […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: art, cello, classical, France, Jack Wong, James Howe, music, Performing Arts, Social Themes, Yo-Yo Ma

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:571 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: art, cello, classical, France, Jack Wong, James Howe, music, Performing Arts, Social Themes, Yo-Yo Ma ·
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Modern nostalgia

Bunnicula: The Graphic Novel by James Howe

Wait Till Helen Comes Graphic Novel by Mary Downing Hahn

July 11, 2022 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

My 1980’s childhood called and wants its books back. Or at least, it wants to share with you two treasured favorites of mine now in a graphic novel format. Bunnicula and Wait Till Helen Comes are two books I still recommend today. They are “safe” for a younger reader, but still have the edge of a modern reader. Bunnicula: The Graphic Novel by James Howe, Andrew Donkin, and illustrations by Stephen Gilpin is what you loved as a kid now in a graphic novel format. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: Andrew Donkin, animals, Brothers and sisters, family, friendship, James Howe, Mary Downing Hahn, Meredith Laxton, Russ Badgett, Scott Peterson, siblings, step-family, Stephen Gilpin

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:362 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: Andrew Donkin, animals, Brothers and sisters, family, friendship, James Howe, Mary Downing Hahn, Meredith Laxton, Russ Badgett, Scott Peterson, siblings, step-family, Stephen Gilpin ·
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