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Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe

Blanket by Loryn Brantz

October 13, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you need to write a review about two books you want people to know about and you can’t do a full count for either? You combine! Which is a familiar theme with me. And though these two books are not connected by theme, they are connected by being two good books. I am not sure if Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe is based on a folktale or is a folktale, but it has the elements of a South American tale, an African […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: animals, Blankets, cozy, drums, Loryn Brantz, Matthew Forsythe, music

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:337 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: animals, Blankets, cozy, drums, Loryn Brantz, Matthew Forsythe, music ·
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Stick Your Head in the Sand

June 19, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was drawn to The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World’s Coral Reefs: The Story of Ken Nedimyer and the Coral Restoration Foundation because of the illustrations. Yes, do not judge a book by its cover, but also yes, it can grab a reader’s attention to see if they want to “check it out” and I did.   I did not pay attention to the author while reading. Sometimes that can take away from a picture book for me. However, I was not really surprised to […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Coral Reefs, Coral Restoration Foundation, Kate Messner, Ken Nedimyer, Matthew Forsythe

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:213 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: Coral Reefs, Coral Restoration Foundation, Kate Messner, Ken Nedimyer, Matthew Forsythe ·
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