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I really wish I could read Vietnamese because it’s really a neat looking language!

Mindful Tots: Loving Kindness (Bilingual Vietnamese & English) (Barefoot Bilinguals) by Whitney Stewart

December 24, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My book dealer from Barefoot Books is at it again. Several months ago I received a package of goodness (or books) and accidentally put it with my Christmas goodies, so I didn’t find it until recently. Then just the other day, I had a new package with more amazing titles. Between the two I found a few that I have read (but physical copies now) and many new ones. One of the new ones was  Mindful Tots: Loving Kindness (Bilingual Vietnamese & English) (Barefoot Bilinguals) […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: Barefoot Bilinguals, emotions, Feelings, Janelle Springer-Willms, language, meditation, mindfulness, Razeen Omar Gutta, Rocio Alejandro, Social Topics, values, Vietnamese, virtues, Whitney Stewart

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:567 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: Barefoot Bilinguals, emotions, Feelings, Janelle Springer-Willms, language, meditation, mindfulness, Razeen Omar Gutta, Rocio Alejandro, Social Topics, values, Vietnamese, virtues, Whitney Stewart ·
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Take a trip to the market

August 26, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Mari and the Great Market Swap came up on my online reader site. It had a nice cover. It was bright, interesting, but was not saying READ ME NOW. I thought about it. I went to do other things. I read other things. The next day I said, “Well, it’s still there. Might as well give Janelle Springer-Willms’s book a go.” And I did. Now, while it might not be a WOW read, it is a strong cozy read. It did not shock or blow […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Caribbean & Latin America, community, family, Janelle Springer-Willms, Juliana Eigner, Occupations, Places

Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Caribbean & Latin America, community, family, Janelle Springer-Willms, Juliana Eigner, Occupations, Places ·
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