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A child named Jeffrey and one named Sam

Jeffrey Loves Blue by Lorretta Garbutt

Step by Step by Kat Boger

May 24, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was not going to pair these two picture books together, but then realized that even if I could do a 250 worded review on each, they have the similar theme of doing hard things, of stepping outside their comfort zone. The way each character does the hard thing is different, but good for today’s contemporary audience.  (Please note both titles were read via online reader copies). Both books would work well as a one-on-one read or for a classroom setting. At first, I thought […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: art, children with special needs, colors, Concepts, freindship, Hiroe Nakata, Kat Boger, Lily Snowden-Fine, Lorretta Garbutt, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:382 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: art, children with special needs, colors, Concepts, freindship, Hiroe Nakata, Kat Boger, Lily Snowden-Fine, Lorretta Garbutt, Social Themes ·
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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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You are what you eat and more

Tomatoes in My Lunchbox by Costantia Manoli

January 20, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Tomatoes in My Lunchbox by Costantia Manoli is a book about growing up and being different from the Emma’s and Jessica’s of her classroom. Her name is hard to pronounce (it does not sound as you think it would), people wonder why she has a funny sounding name, and why she does not have a sandwich but a whole tomato in her lunchbox, a tomato that squirts the seeds out onto her school clothes. Manoli takes us through being not only being out of place […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction Tagged With: Costantia Manoli, freindship, Magadelena Mora, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:25 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction · Tags: Costantia Manoli, freindship, Magadelena Mora, Social Themes ·
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This is no wonky donkey

Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

June 16, 2021 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

As I mentioned in another review, I read two radically different books this weekend. The first was Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteiu and the second, Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech. If you read my review of Boteiu’s book, you know that Creech and Boteiu have little to nothing in common with their themes in these two books. Saving Winslow is a cute story about love and protection. You are dealing with the theme of “you get attached to something/someone and the leave.” There […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: family, freindship, friends, Sharon Creech, siblings/brothers, social issues

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:177 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: family, freindship, friends, Sharon Creech, siblings/brothers, social issues ·
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When cute plants go bad and arch nemesis are around each corner (kinda)

Dungeon Critters by Natalie Riess

February 12, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I will start with the positive of Dungeon Critters by Natalie Riess. First, I like Sara Goetter’s illustrations (for the most part). Sure, there is a piece here or there I was not a fan of, but overall, I liked what is presented. Second, I was digging the vibe that recalled a younger version of The Adventure Zone. And finally, I only really wanted to smack one of the characters for sheer annoyingness. Still, something was missing for me. As I said, the illustrations are […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: freindship, glbtq, Natalie Riess, Sara Goetter

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:84 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: freindship, glbtq, Natalie Riess, Sara Goetter ·
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Here there Be Dragons (fairies, human and rocks, too)

Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly V01 The Coldfire Curse by Jordan Quinn

Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly V02 Shadow Hills by Jordan Quinn

February 5, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I like graphic novels and occasionally a cute, light read. When the two come from the same source you have a hit or miss if I will like it or not. No in-between. And this time we have a hit. The first book in the Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly is The Coldfire Curse. Jordan Quinn and Glass House Graphics created a book about dragons saving the day, their kingdom, the human kingdom and all the other kingdoms of this magical realm. The second book is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: curses, dragons, freindship, Glass House Graphics, Jordan Quinn

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:74 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: curses, dragons, freindship, Glass House Graphics, Jordan Quinn ·
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