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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Ravena is a picture book about a banshee named Ravena who just doesn’t fit in with the other banshees. She doesn’t like to hangout with them and they make fun of her, so she decides it’s time to leave and find a new home. Along the way, she runs into obstacles. Eventually, Ravena finds her new home and settles in with a new friend, too. no reviews | add a review
Miserable Ravena, a banshee who doesn't fit in, leaves home in search of someplace that will suit her better. No library descriptions found.
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Published in 1984, Ravena was (according to the rear dust-jacket blurb) supposed to be the first of four picture-books devoted to the adventures of the eponymous banshee. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the subsequent three titles were every published, which is rather disappointing, as banshee-focused picture-books are not that common. In any case, I found the story engaging, and the artwork, done in muted and sepia tones, with the occasional colorful flourish, quite cute. I don't know that I was as impressed by this one as I'd hoped to be given the subject matter, but I enjoyed it enough that I regret the other three books about the character were never produced. The author blurb on the rear dust-jacket flap mentions research into Scottish prehistory and folklore, which rather surprised me, as I associate banshees more with Ireland than Scotland, but that is no doubt a limitation of my knowledge. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for stories featuring banshees, and some of the artifacts—stand stones, cairns, fairy mounds—of Celtic prehistory. ( )