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Buzz buzz and swarm away

Beehive by Jorey Hurley

April 2, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

At first, I did not like Beehive. It is a larger picture book with just one word (swarm; keep, etc) per page. It is not until the end and the authors note that you actually get “something” that is solid. This tells you why the words that were used are important to bees. This is a page of facts and information that finally make this book more than what should be in a board book. Jorey Hurley’s book most likely will help with sight words […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: bees, insects, Jorey Hurley, nature, science, words

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:141 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: bees, insects, Jorey Hurley, nature, science, words ·
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More than five letter words in the English language

The Keeper of Wild Words by Brooke Smith

March 11, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I say The Keeper of Wild Words by Brooke Smith is a five but is more of a 4.8 due to a little hiccup for me. Which is the fact that Brooke is the name of the child of the story and the author. This seems a bit heavy handed. However, regardless if this is based on a true story or not, maybe naming the child Robin, Willow, Rose (etc.) might have been less daunting. Of course, it also could be while Brooke is a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Brooke Smith, Concepts, Environment, family, Multi-Generational, Science & Nature, Values & Virtues, words

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:120 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Brooke Smith, Concepts, Environment, family, Multi-Generational, Science & Nature, Values & Virtues, words ·
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Do not be alarmed, but the second chapter of this book is missing!

Chapter Two is Missing by Josh Lieb

December 26, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I gave a reader copy of Chapter Two is Missing by Josh Lieb to a friend of mine (she has two girls under the age of 7 and a third offspring on the way). After a bit of a mix-up (I thought I had given her a damaged book), I realized she meant the book was called Chapter Two is Missing. But I was not wrong in assuming that the chapter was missing. It is nowhere to be seen! (Or is it?) This is a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Books and reading, Josh Lieb, Kevin Cornell, Mystery and detective stories, words

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:542 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Books and reading, Josh Lieb, Kevin Cornell, Mystery and detective stories, words ·
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Play the song of life, write the words that sing.

November 21, 2015 by Halbs Leave a Comment

This review is for the audio version of this book. As a public service announcement, I recommend that you check in with your local library to see if they support OneClickdigital or other apps that let you download audiobooks to your smartphone via library membership. I have listened to a lot of hot bestsellers this way for free! Free! The Little Paris Book Shop is about a lot of things: the love of books, the art of living, courage, delicious food, loyal friends, and second […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: boats, Books, France, Italy, life, Love, nancy meyers, Nora ephron, words

Halbs's CBR7 Review No:40 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: boats, Books, France, Italy, life, Love, nancy meyers, Nora ephron, words ·
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