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Puddles and Penguins

The Noisy Puddle: A Vernal Pool Through the Seasons by Linda Booth Sweeney

No Huddles for Heloise by Deborah Kerbel

April 1, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I write my reviews before I post. I might miss a few things (I am a horrible editor for myself), but I try to organize my thoughts. But when I counted out my review for The Noisy Puddle, it was less than 170 words. To fill the quota I’ve added a fiction book to go with the non-fiction one. Besides, it’s twice the fun in one review! And while many probably will like the first book, if you’re like Heloise, you don’t always follow the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, Deborah Kerbel, earth science, Environment, Linda Booth Sweeney, Miki Sato, nature, neurodiversity, outdoors, penguins, science, Udayana Lugo

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:170 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, Deborah Kerbel, earth science, Environment, Linda Booth Sweeney, Miki Sato, nature, neurodiversity, outdoors, penguins, science, Udayana Lugo ·
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If you don’t like the cold snow, try this warm treat

When the Snow Falls by Linda Booth Sweeney

February 22, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I liked the cover art of When the Snow Falls illustrated by Jana Christy. I was hoping the text by Linda Booth Sweeney would be as big of a hit. Unfortunately, it was not. Spoiler: The fact that all the sudden the parents disappear, and the kids are now at Grandma’s house is odd. They went from the country to the city in what seems like a blink. The one scene that looks like travel happens is the grandmother is pushing the children in a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: family, Jana Christy, Linda Booth Sweeney, natural, seasonal, siblings, winter

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:53 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: family, Jana Christy, Linda Booth Sweeney, natural, seasonal, siblings, winter ·
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