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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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Licking the wind

The Boy Who Loves to Lick the Wind by Finoa Carswell

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I love having a “book dealer” or aka the publishers who like to send me little gifts of books that I get to read then tell people about. One of these recent gifts was The Boy Who Loves to Lick the Wind by Finoa Carswell and illustrated by Yu Rong. And while I expected more actual wind licking (or what would pass as wind licking), what we do get is a fun and interesting story that includes a mixture of modern and classical tones to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: family, Finoa Carswell, friendship, neurodiversity, Social Themes, Special Needs, Yu Rong

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:245 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: family, Finoa Carswell, friendship, neurodiversity, Social Themes, Special Needs, Yu Rong ·
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Summer, the Grasslands and Hot Friendships

Summer by Cao Wenxuan

June 18, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Summer (the book) is unique. And like Summer (the season) it is not a story for everyone. There is a more sophisticated feel to the story tht makes it sometimes a bit dusty. Yet, there is also this story about friendship, sharing and learning about the grasslands that gives an adventure to the reader. The illustrations, however, by Yu Rong, are strong and different. Their colors are the perfect amount of sharp and muted; bold and subtle. They capture the grasslands perfectly with color and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Cao Wenxuan, frienship, grasslands, Yu Rong

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:224 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Cao Wenxuan, frienship, grasslands, Yu Rong ·
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