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Ode to the Game

Queen of Day by Jacob Sager Weinstein and Victo Ngai

September 22, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Every so often I find a book that has a lot of great pieces to its puzzle, yet, I am not sure if I am the audience it is meant to be for. And Queen of Day by Jacob Sager Weinstein and illustrator Victo Ngai is one of those books. The illustrations are lovely, the story interesting, there is a positive flow that is thoughtful and clever. But something is missing. I would say it is adventurous, mysterious, reflective and medium-paced. The grandfather and granddaughter […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: family, games, imagination, Jacob Sager Weinstein, Jacob Sager Weinstein and Victo Ngai, Multigenerational, Play, themes, Victo Ngai

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:348 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: family, games, imagination, Jacob Sager Weinstein, Jacob Sager Weinstein and Victo Ngai, Multigenerational, Play, themes, Victo Ngai ·
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