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A child named Jeffrey and one named Sam

Jeffrey Loves Blue by Lorretta Garbutt

Step by Step by Kat Boger

May 24, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was not going to pair these two picture books together, but then realized that even if I could do a 250 worded review on each, they have the similar theme of doing hard things, of stepping outside their comfort zone. The way each character does the hard thing is different, but good for today’s contemporary audience.  (Please note both titles were read via online reader copies). Both books would work well as a one-on-one read or for a classroom setting. At first, I thought […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: art, children with special needs, colors, Concepts, freindship, Hiroe Nakata, Kat Boger, Lily Snowden-Fine, Lorretta Garbutt, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:382 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: art, children with special needs, colors, Concepts, freindship, Hiroe Nakata, Kat Boger, Lily Snowden-Fine, Lorretta Garbutt, Social Themes ·
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