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Tea for you and me

Tea with an Old Giant by Jane Yolen

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sometimes when you find/see a book and/or title, you think it is one thing. You base that assumption on the cover image and/or the author and/or illustrator’s name. Or you base it even on other books you have recently read. And when you finally do read that book (I was lucky enough to have one of my book dealers send me a finished copy), they turn out to be different than expected. Now, a title called Tea with an Old Giant that has a giant […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: friendship, Jane Yolen, multigeneration, Paolo Domeniconi, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:240 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry, Religion · Tags: friendship, Jane Yolen, multigeneration, Paolo Domeniconi, Social Themes ·
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From Lima, Peru for Sunny City, California

Vampirita and the Angry Mob (Book 1): A Charming Tale of a Young Vampire's Adventure in California by Mariana Llanos

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Vampirita and the Angry Mob (Book 1): A Charming Tale of a Young Vampire’s Adventure in California by Mariana Llanos and illustrated by Laura Brenalla is the story of a “new kid in town” but has a slightly different twist to it with a vampire as our main character. However, the relatable issues of homesickness, not fitting in, and trying to be nice when you want to be anything but, is familiar. However, regardless of how much we know this story, the author has fun […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: california, Caribbean & Latin America, family, Hispanic & Latino, Mariana Llanos, Social Themes, vampires

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:236 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: california, Caribbean & Latin America, family, Hispanic & Latino, Mariana Llanos, Social Themes, vampires ·
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Bike’s First Day

A Big Day for Bike by Emily Jenkins

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I had planned on writing a review with all four of the bicycle books I liked from a recent article I found in one review. I did not think I could write enough for each book to have justice done for it. But with The Bicycle: How an Act of Kindness Changed a Young Refugee’s Life, I just got all excited over it. And even if that review (or any of the others here) does not make sense, just know READ THE DARN (only I’m […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry, Sports Tagged With: Brian Karas, City & Town Life, cycling, Emily Jenkins, new experiences, Social Themes, Transportation

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:233 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry, Sports · Tags: Brian Karas, City & Town Life, cycling, Emily Jenkins, new experiences, Social Themes, Transportation ·
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Bring Back My Color

The Gray City by Torben Kuhlmann

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While it was hard to put down, the pacing of the not-so-picture book The Gray City is a bit slow. Each chapter is only a few pages long (and as read via an online reader copy I am not sure of the final format size) but the page is filled. And even when everything is gray there is still color, hinting at the revelation our heroine, Robin, learns at the end of things.  This story unfolds, as said, a bit slowly. Torben Kuhlmann wants you […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Mystery, Poetry, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: colors, Concepts, David Henry Wilson, family, friendship, Science & Nature, Social Themes, Torben Kuhlmann

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:230 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Mystery, Poetry, Speculative Fiction · Tags: colors, Concepts, David Henry Wilson, family, friendship, Science & Nature, Social Themes, Torben Kuhlmann ·
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The might stand a ghost of a chance

All the Lovely Bad Ones Graphic Novel: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

All the Lovely Bad Ones Graphic Novel: A Ghost Story (novel by Mary Downing Hahn) and adapted by Scott Peterson, Naomi Franquiz, Brittany Peer and  Joamette Gil is probably my favorite of the novels by Hahn turned graphic novel. And their Wait Till Helen Comes was always a favorite book, so you’d think that adaptation would be my favorite, but there was something about this one that captured me. It probably was because Helen had been a favorite, and therefore, nothing lives up to it, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: Brittany Peer, family, ghosts, Joamette Gil, Mary Downing Hahn, Naomi Franquiz, Scott Peterson, siblings

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:227 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: Brittany Peer, family, ghosts, Joamette Gil, Mary Downing Hahn, Naomi Franquiz, Scott Peterson, siblings ·
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What lurks in the corn

The Girl in the Corn by Jason Offutt

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I’m starting my review of The Girl in the Corn, with the that there are big time TRIGGERS in this book. After all, it’s a horror book and therefore there are several horror images. Perhaps they could be more so, but even what they do show (such as the murder of a child, the brutal murder of the dog and several other people, plus drug use/abuse, guns, kidnapping, sex, and what I consider rape) is not pleasant to say the least, and, of course could […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Dark Fantasy, family, friendship, good vs evil, Jason Offutt, Mental Health, Right & Wrong, Social Themes, values

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:221 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Dark Fantasy, family, friendship, good vs evil, Jason Offutt, Mental Health, Right & Wrong, Social Themes, values ·
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