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Ching Ming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day

Clear and Bright: A Ching Ming Festival Story by Teresa Robeson and William Low

April 11, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Clear and Bright: A Ching Ming Festival Story by Teresa Robeson and illustrated by William Low is currently available, but I read via an online reader copy. This book is a nice book on diversity. It is a fun read, not a WOOW BEST BOOK EVER (or WBBE) but it has a lot of great points. We learn about the Ching Ming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day. We see how a family passes down their traditions to the next generation. As the publisher’s description says, our […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History Tagged With: Ancestor worship, Asian American & Pacific Islander, Chinese American families, community, Emigration, family, Holidays & Celebrations, Immigration & Refugees, Teresa Robeson, Teresa Robeson and William Low, traditions, William Low

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:187 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History · Tags: Ancestor worship, Asian American & Pacific Islander, Chinese American families, community, Emigration, family, Holidays & Celebrations, Immigration & Refugees, Teresa Robeson, Teresa Robeson and William Low, traditions, William Low ·
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I wanted a title that represented the fact that, yes, there are religious themes, but not that would turn people off as they can just be “Nope!” to that theme, but they are really nice books, even if they aren’t your thing.

Lullaby for the King by Nikki Grimes

Home Is Right Where You Are: Inspired by Psalm 23 by Ruth Chou Simons

August 2, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One does not just say you should read Lullaby for the King by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by Michelle Carlos to just anyone. You do, however, say, “This was a lovely story that if you have a need for a Christian book that is about the Christ child’s birth, and you do not want a fluffy book, a Santa/Christmas book or has only people in it, you should give this a chance.”  This story starts off and finishes on a poetic note. Things flow and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: animals, Christmas & Advent, Emotions & Feelings, family, Holidays & Celebrations, Lullabies, Michelle Carlos, Nativity, Nikki Grimes, Ruth Chou Simons, Social Themes, Stories in Verse

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:367 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry, Religion · Tags: animals, Christmas & Advent, Emotions & Feelings, family, Holidays & Celebrations, Lullabies, Michelle Carlos, Nativity, Nikki Grimes, Ruth Chou Simons, Social Themes, Stories in Verse ·
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The Bingo category is in the title

Why We Celebrate Earth Day: Everything to Know about Your Favorite Holiday by Kelly Anne Mclellan

July 12, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr16bingo Earth Day  Why We Celebrate Earth Day: Everything to Know about Your Favorite Holiday by Kelly Anne Mclellan has a lot of goodies included. It is good for the classroom and could be adapted for the individual. However, there was not a lot of new stuff to learn. You have pretty much seen the information before. With that said, there are a few activities you can do, and learning how to say Earth Day in other languages is fun and is new/fresh.. The main […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Activity Books, cbr16bingo, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Holidays & Celebrations, Kelly Anne Mclellan, nonreligious holiday, Science & Nature

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:327 · Genres: Children's Books, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: Activity Books, cbr16bingo, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Holidays & Celebrations, Kelly Anne Mclellan, nonreligious holiday, Science & Nature ·
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Old and New Traditions

Just Us by Molly Beth Griffin

March 21, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am one of those people who do not like change. Unless it’s when I get money back from a purchase that I have made. Seriously, though, change can be hard for people and children especially. And especially when it has become a tradition filled with pleasant memories, good feelings and food (I do like food).  Molly Beth Griffin’s Just Us shows how when something changes, it can also be a good thing, just different. The narrator of the story is upset that the winter […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Alternative Family, Anait Semirdzhyan, cousins, Emotions & Feelings, family, Holidays & Celebrations, Molly Beth Griffin, siblings, Social Themes, Thanksgiving

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:114 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health · Tags: Alternative Family, Anait Semirdzhyan, cousins, Emotions & Feelings, family, Holidays & Celebrations, Molly Beth Griffin, siblings, Social Themes, Thanksgiving ·
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Diversity

What Rosa Brought by Jacob Sager Weinstein

Come and Join Us!: 18 Holidays Celebrated All Year Long by Liz Kleinrock

Once Upon a Sari by Zenia Wadhwani

October 18, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Recently I posted on my Facebook page a couple images from books I was promoting that day. One was a book I had posted here before, The Night Before Eid: A Muslim Family Story, by Aya Khalil and the other What Rosa Brought by Jacob Sager Weinstein. Considering current events, I wanted to promote love, positivity and acceptance.  And I cannot think of two better books to show this. Except maybe Once Upon a Sari by Zenia Wadhwani. Or Come and Join Us! 18 Holidays […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: Avani Dwivedi, Chaaya Prabhat, daughters, Diversity & Multicultural, Eliza Wheeler, family, Holidays & Celebrations, Holocaust, Jacob Sager Weinstein, Liz Kleinrock, mothers, Multigenerational, People & Places, Social Themes, Zenia Wadhwani

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:752 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: Avani Dwivedi, Chaaya Prabhat, daughters, Diversity & Multicultural, Eliza Wheeler, family, Holidays & Celebrations, Holocaust, Jacob Sager Weinstein, Liz Kleinrock, mothers, Multigenerational, People & Places, Social Themes, Zenia Wadhwani ·
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Joyful

Joyful Song: A Naming Story  by Leslea Newman

 I Can Be... Me! by Leslea Newman

October 3, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

In honor of Banned Book Week 2023 celebrations (or as one article called it, a Call to Arms), I wanted to read a banned book a day. Which, of course, means my precious picture books would help me fill my goal. One of the lists I had, however, was filled with books from 2000 to a few years ago (and was Canadian, but of course, counts in my book) and I would not have easy access to some of them. Therefore, I figured my goal needed tweaking. When […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry, Religion, Romance Tagged With: family, Holidays & Celebrations, Imagination & Play, Leslea Newman, Maya Gonzalez, names, New Baby, siblings, Social Themes, Susan Gal

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:713 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry, Religion, Romance · Tags: family, Holidays & Celebrations, Imagination & Play, Leslea Newman, Maya Gonzalez, names, New Baby, siblings, Social Themes, Susan Gal ·
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