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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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Mevan and their bike

The Bicycle: How an Act of Kindness Changed a Young Refugee’s Life by Patricia McCormick

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I did not read the entire article I had about some new books coming, but it was highlighting summer and bicycles. The list was around half a dozen titles long, all picture books. I figured I could locate copies of most of them. And in fact, was able to find online reader copies for all of them. However, four of them stood out for me. These four were different but still had familiar elements that I found comforting.  In The Bicycle: How an Act of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: #Netherlands, Emigration & Immigration, family, friendship, Kurdistan, Mevan Babaqkr, Patricia McCormick, Poverty & Homelessness, Refugee children, refugees, Social Themes, Yas Imamura

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:232 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: #Netherlands, Emigration & Immigration, family, friendship, Kurdistan, Mevan Babaqkr, Patricia McCormick, Poverty & Homelessness, Refugee children, refugees, Social Themes, Yas Imamura ·
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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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Dinosaurs and friends

Dinosaurs for Dylan by Tracy Gulovsen

Counting Up the Olive Tree : A Palestine Number Book by Golbarg Bashi

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have been finding samples in my online readers. And while that allows me access to so many titles, it also means I have to get the final copy but they are not due until November and October 2024! Yet, I am excited to share what I can, as you will need to be in line with me at the local independent bookstore getting copies.  Tracy Gulovsen and Renate Vermeulen-Potter have Dinosaurs for Dylan (due mid November 2024). It is a sweet story that I […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: counting, friendship, Golbarg Bashi, Nabi H. Ali, Renate Vermeulen-Potter, school, Social Themes, team work, Tracy Gulovsen

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:223 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: counting, friendship, Golbarg Bashi, Nabi H. Ali, Renate Vermeulen-Potter, school, Social Themes, team work, Tracy Gulovsen ·
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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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Coming to America

Frankie D, Vegan Vampire by Sally Dutra and Brian Dutra

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Frankie D, Vegan Vampire by Sally Dutra and Brian Dutra, with illustrations by Tiffani Brown is set up as if The Addams Family were from today, a lot more modern (though their understanding of things still not the same as “normies”), plus were actual vampires. This is a fun and sweet book. The silly and clever retelling of a fitting in theme has been done before, but the humor this time around makes it fresh. The characters are maybe a bit of caricatures (there is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Brian Dutra, Chapter Books, family, friendship, new experiences, Sally Dutra, Sally Dutra and Brian Dutra, school, Social Themes, Tiffani Brown, vampires

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:215 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Brian Dutra, Chapter Books, family, friendship, new experiences, Sally Dutra, Sally Dutra and Brian Dutra, school, Social Themes, Tiffani Brown, vampires ·
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