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Ah! Love!

Eyes That Weave the World’s Wonders by Joanna Ho

Love Grows by Ruth Spiro

Say It with Me (Dilo Conmigo) by Nancy S. Torres

October 19, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sometimes a theme takes a little while to find when I look at books to write as one fun, roundup review. but the three below took no time at all to find a connection. Each one is about love. Love of family, love of yourself, and love even when we are far away from our loved ones.  Love of family and self is the theme in Eyes That Weave the World’s Wonders. Joanna Ho and Liz Kleinrock (also of Come and Join Us!: 18 Holidays […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: adoption, Asian people, Diversity & Multicultural, family, Joanna Ho, Liz Kleinrock, Lucy Ruth Cummins, Multigenerational, Nancy S. Torres, new experiences, Ruth Spiro, Science & Nature, self-esteem, Social Themes, spanish, Zoey Black

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:759 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: adoption, Asian people, Diversity & Multicultural, family, Joanna Ho, Liz Kleinrock, Lucy Ruth Cummins, Multigenerational, Nancy S. Torres, new experiences, Ruth Spiro, Science & Nature, self-esteem, Social Themes, spanish, Zoey Black ·
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Diversity

What Rosa Brought by Jacob Sager Weinstein

Come and Join Us!: 18 Holidays Celebrated All Year Long by Liz Kleinrock

Once Upon a Sari by Zenia Wadhwani

October 18, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Recently I posted on my Facebook page a couple images from books I was promoting that day. One was a book I had posted here before, The Night Before Eid: A Muslim Family Story, by Aya Khalil and the other What Rosa Brought by Jacob Sager Weinstein. Considering current events, I wanted to promote love, positivity and acceptance.  And I cannot think of two better books to show this. Except maybe Once Upon a Sari by Zenia Wadhwani. Or Come and Join Us! 18 Holidays […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: Avani Dwivedi, Chaaya Prabhat, daughters, Diversity & Multicultural, Eliza Wheeler, family, Holidays & Celebrations, Holocaust, Jacob Sager Weinstein, Liz Kleinrock, mothers, Multigenerational, People & Places, Social Themes, Zenia Wadhwani

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:752 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: Avani Dwivedi, Chaaya Prabhat, daughters, Diversity & Multicultural, Eliza Wheeler, family, Holidays & Celebrations, Holocaust, Jacob Sager Weinstein, Liz Kleinrock, mothers, Multigenerational, People & Places, Social Themes, Zenia Wadhwani ·
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