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The Reason for the Season

Silent Night by Lara Hawthorne

September 24, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I do not know how old I was before I realized that the song Silent Night had more than the one or two verses I knew. Lara Hawthorne’s book incorporates all of the verses with delightfully, (I assume) historical accurate illustrations that are simple, but give the reader everything needed. Their picture book, Silent Night (due October 2024), will be the perfect gift for the holidays and even year around. This book is going to be one of my religious holiday recommendations for everyone. However, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History Tagged With: celebrations, Christian values, christmas, holidays, Lara Hawthorne, music, songs, The Christmas Choir

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:454 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History · Tags: celebrations, Christian values, christmas, holidays, Lara Hawthorne, music, songs, The Christmas Choir ·
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3 swift sleighs, 4 lobster rolls, 8 skaters carving, and a blue jay in a spruce tree!

December 20, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Twelve Days of Christmas in New England (also in a hardcover version) is just the Twelve Days of Christmas song with New England features. Fun, but a limited audience. I read the board book size. This is not a bad way to present the song. However, the extras at the end (Vermont you ski and Maine you eat lobsters. Yes, a simplistic explanation, but that is the idea: the highlights are hit) might be a bit too much for the younger audience. In the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: christmas, Liza Woodruff, New England, songs, Toni Buzzeo, United States

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:467 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: christmas, Liza Woodruff, New England, songs, Toni Buzzeo, United States ·
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