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I like picture books 2

In Praise of Mystery by Ada Limón

Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills by Billy Mills and Donna Janell Bowman

It's Fall! (Celebrate the Seasons #1) by Renee Kurilla

September 9, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The only issue with picture books is that if you try to write a full review for each individual book it is hard to do. After all, you’re trying to write a 250 word review for a book that might have 50 pages and 200 words. But, that’s why a good Picture Book Roundup is a great way to find books for you to peruse!  Written by Ada Limón and illustrated by Peter Sís, In Praise of Mystery is a romantic and poetic book about […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Sports Tagged With: Ada Limón, athletes, Billy Mills, Billy Mills and Donna Janell Bowman, celebrations, Donna Janell Bowman, friendship, It's Fall! (Celebrate the Seasons #1), long-distance runners, Oglala, Olympic, Peter Sís, Renee Kurilla, running, S. D. Nelson, seasons, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:437 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Sports · Tags: Ada Limón, athletes, Billy Mills, Billy Mills and Donna Janell Bowman, celebrations, Donna Janell Bowman, friendship, It's Fall! (Celebrate the Seasons #1), long-distance runners, Oglala, Olympic, Peter Sís, Renee Kurilla, running, S. D. Nelson, seasons, Social Themes ·
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Nobody is Skating on Thin Ice

Wei Skates On by Nathan Chen

Pop’s Perfect Present by Corey Finkle

November 20, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While I am still trying to clean up my older reader copies from my online list, I have found a few new ones as well. And the below tiles came out earlier in 2023, which I read via online reader copy. And both are fun books that fit today’s themes with diverse characters and a single parent.  Do you like to ice skate? Wei in Wei Skates On really likes it. In fact, so much they started as a toddler and by almost double numbers […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Sports Tagged With: Corey Finkle, family, fathers, ice skater, Ice Skating, Lenny Wen, Lorraine Nam, mothers, Nathan Chen, Olympic, presents, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:818 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Sports · Tags: Corey Finkle, family, fathers, ice skater, Ice Skating, Lenny Wen, Lorraine Nam, mothers, Nathan Chen, Olympic, presents, Social Themes ·
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