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I almost used this for red, but things are not always greener (grass) on the other side of this friendship

The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole by Cecilia Heikkila

July 28, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo Green While the title of The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole (as did promotional material) does say slightly spooky, I felt it was spooky and one should drop the slightly! However, it is not necessarily over the top so most ages at least five and up could read and the adult reader will understand the metaphor of friendship and selfishness, plus anger about being taken advantage of. Cecilia Heikkila’s clever text and illustrations make for loveable characters (even if Mole is a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: animals, cbr17bingo, Cecilia Heikkila, friendship, Ghost Stories, Polly Lawson, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:336 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: animals, cbr17bingo, Cecilia Heikkila, friendship, Ghost Stories, Polly Lawson, Social Themes ·
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He’s Grumpy. He’s a Ghost.

The Grumpy Ghost Upstairs by Mamiko Shiotani

July 2, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Online reader copies are all the rage right now, it is environmental and quick and easy to receive. Of course, I sometimes have a hard time reading books from them, but The Grumpy Ghost Upstairs by Mamiko Shiotani and translated by Polly Lawson was an exception. I tend to be able to read picture books online as there is less text and more space to enjoy the overall work. This was especially true with Shiotani’s book. The illustrations and text was Goldilocks/Baby Bear just right. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: celebrations, friendship, Ghost Stories, Mamiko Shiotani, new experiences, Polly Lawson, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:317 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: celebrations, friendship, Ghost Stories, Mamiko Shiotani, new experiences, Polly Lawson, Social Themes ·
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