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A friendship book made by friends, for friends

I Don’t Care by Julie Fogliano,

November 22, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I Don’t Care is a clever book. This is not just because of the text of Julie Fogliano, but how it came to be. The illustrators, Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal are best friends, and they knew they had to do the art together. An afterwards (a small section at the end that you should read as well) shows how Molly thought since they lived 20 minutes from each other, easy peasy, right? Well, then Juana moved to Connecticut and the back and forth in […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: friendship, Juana Martinez-Neal, Julie Fogliano, Molly Idle, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Stories in rhyme

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:565 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: friendship, Juana Martinez-Neal, Julie Fogliano, Molly Idle, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Stories in rhyme ·
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Memories and Grandmother Hazel

Witch Hazel by Molly Idle

October 21, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Witch Hazel by Molly Idle seemed like it was going to be something other than it was by the cover and what I had quickly read about it. I had no idea I would need tissues! You see, this is about a young girl and her grandmother and the beautiful times they have. Or had. As you see how the grandmother, Hazel, slowly starts to change as the seasons change. Without coming right out and saying it, you know that she has passed by the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Emotions & Feelings, family, friendship, grandparents, memory, Molly Idle, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:533 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Health · Tags: Emotions & Feelings, family, friendship, grandparents, memory, Molly Idle, Social Themes ·
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