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You’ll probably never look at a bananas the same way

Banana Dream by Hasan Namir

May 9, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

What would you do if you name was Mooz? Well, you might do the same thing as the young boy in Banana Dream. You see, his name is a bit unusual and is associated with bananas. And of course, he is teased by his classmates, and envious of his cousins with more traditional names. But when he learns about the meaning of why his parents named him that, which was when his parents were trying to conceive, and having a difficult time, his mother dreamt […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History Tagged With: Concepts, Daby Zainab Faidhi, family, Hasan Namir, Middle East, people, Places, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:315 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History · Tags: Concepts, Daby Zainab Faidhi, family, Hasan Namir, Middle East, people, Places, Social Themes ·
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When everyone is welcome

Everyone Is Welcome by Phuong Truong

May 8, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While reading Everyone Is Welcome, I stopped to think about the subject of the book. While it takes a minute or two to get to the big event, there are smaller events that hit on the racism and acts of violence against Asian people. The main event is a friend of the narrator’s grandmother was pushed into the road in front of the Asian market. Now, the friend and grandmother are afraid to go to market by themselves. Then, the narrator is unable to play […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History Tagged With: Christine Wei, family, Phuong Truong, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:312 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History · Tags: Christine Wei, family, Phuong Truong, Social Themes ·
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A miss for me, a possible hit for you

Message in the Moon by Roma Downey

May 8, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I started to read A Message in the Moon author introduction. However, I stopped when I saw the phrase “my daddy” and the tone was that of a young child and not an adult. Everyone has their own dynamic with their family, but that was a turn off. And there is no rule saying I had to read it (as I knew it would really color my feelings on the actual story). Therefore, I skipped ahead to Roma Downey’s story. Which also was not for […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: faith, family, Holly Hatam, Roma Downey

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:310 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry, Religion · Tags: faith, family, Holly Hatam, Roma Downey ·
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You are as brave as you know

Brave Enough by Rob Justus

May 8, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Since I knew that Brave Enough was a Rob Justus production, I could see hints of their illustrative style. Especially with the skeleton that was meditating and looks like Death from Sparkles & Death novel series. However, had I not known that I do not think I would have realized it as the two books are different. Brave Enough is a picture book that came out last year. It is a book about two siblings (Younger Brother and Older Sister) who are off monster hunting. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Brave, brothers, family, monsters, Rob Justus, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:306 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Brave, brothers, family, monsters, Rob Justus, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes ·
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An Emotional, Vital Story

Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian

May 7, 2023 by LB Leave a Comment

I don’t know that I know how to talk about this book except that GOSH it’s amazing and good and powerful and I am so glad it exists and I can’t wait for more people to have the chance to read it! At its core, Only This Beautiful Moment is a story of family and community, of fighting for your beliefs and also learning who you are and want to be. Told across three generations, Moud, Saeed, and Bobby are each discovering their history and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Young Adult Tagged With: Abdi nazemian, chosen family, contemporary fiction, family, gay, historical fiction, intergenerational story, Iran, Iranian American, Iranian history, only this beautiful moment, Persian, queer, queer community, queer family, queer history, Realistic fiction, Young Adult

LB's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, History, Young Adult · Tags: Abdi nazemian, chosen family, contemporary fiction, family, gay, historical fiction, intergenerational story, Iran, Iranian American, Iranian history, only this beautiful moment, Persian, queer, queer community, queer family, queer history, Realistic fiction, Young Adult ·
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How a storm made friendship

The Shelter: Deluxe 5th Anniversary Edition by Celine Claire

May 5, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I read via an online reader copy the fifth anniversary edition of The Shelter that is due in mid-October 2023.  I am not sure what might be new about this Celine Claire story, but I do know that somehow, I missed it when it first came out. Granted, I am not thinking this is the best book ever, but it is a solid book with equally strong illustrations by Qin Leng. The idea is an old story with a theme of giving to others, sharing […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health Tagged With: animals, bears, Celine Claire, Emotions & Feelings, family, foxes, freindship, Qin Leng, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:303 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health · Tags: animals, bears, Celine Claire, Emotions & Feelings, family, foxes, freindship, Qin Leng, Social Themes ·
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