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Around the world in a book

Lunar New Year (Celebrations & Festivals) by Natasha Yim

Martina Has Too Many Tias by Emma Otheguy

The Masjid Kamal Loves by Ashley Franklin

Lali’s Flip-Flops by Farhana Zia

July 3, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was in the mood for picture books, and when I went looking for one, I found four. (I was surprised I only found four). And when I started to really look at them, I realized they were all culturally based.  And due to the shorter nature of them, it would be hard to write individual reviews, so here is a “Around the World ” in four books themed review. All are currently available and all are good reads and I will probably read the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: Aaliya Jaleel, Ashley Franklin, Asian celebrations, aunts, Caribbean & Latin American, celebrations, Diversity & Multicultural, Emma Otheguy, Emotions & Feelings, family, Farhana Zia, friendship, holidays, Imagination & Play, Jingting Wang, Muslim, Natasha Yim, Sara Palacios, Social Themes, Values & Virtues

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:462 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion · Tags: Aaliya Jaleel, Ashley Franklin, Asian celebrations, aunts, Caribbean & Latin American, celebrations, Diversity & Multicultural, Emma Otheguy, Emotions & Feelings, family, Farhana Zia, friendship, holidays, Imagination & Play, Jingting Wang, Muslim, Natasha Yim, Sara Palacios, Social Themes, Values & Virtues ·
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