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Maybe my second favorite non-Christian holiday celebrating book.

Two New Years by Richard Ho

April 26, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Two New Years might be my second favorite non-Christian holiday book for 2023. Or even my first as it does mention Lunar New Year. I will start with the afterwards because it talks about the pieces of a simple, but deceptively not simple story. This afterwards describes the two New Year celebrations parts and the culture. Richard Ho talks about why names are used, what the rams horn means, and the foods similarities. This is because Ho is talking about the two cultures that he […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: Asian, family, holiday & celebrations, jewish, Lunar New Year, Lynn Scurfield, Richard Ho, Rosh ha-Shanah

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:269 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Poetry, Religion · Tags: Asian, family, holiday & celebrations, jewish, Lunar New Year, Lynn Scurfield, Richard Ho, Rosh ha-Shanah ·
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A real upside-down holiday

Hanukkah Upside Down by Elissa Brent Weissman

April 12, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport  author  The cover of Hanukkah Upside Down was what first caught my eye. The character at the top is upside down. Or is the one on the bottom? After all, she (the top of page) is right side up on her side of things. But then again, the boy at the bottom thinks things are right on his side, too.  This clever book about two cousins in different countries (one New York, USA and the other in New Zealand) shows how “the better cousin” […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Religion Tagged With: CBR15Passport, Concepts, Elissa Brent Weissman, family, Hanukkah, jewish, Omer Hoffmann, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:230 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Religion · Tags: CBR15Passport, Concepts, Elissa Brent Weissman, family, Hanukkah, jewish, Omer Hoffmann, Social Themes ·
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Don’t read this book if you’re hungry

Challah Day by Charlotte Offsay

April 5, 2023 by BlackRaven 4 Comments

CBR15Passport New Author From kneading dough to gathering with family, we have a Challah Day. What is Challah? It is a bread for the Friday night Shabbat dinner. I did not know this, but learned about it, the culture of the family and the fun and love this family has in Charlotte Offsay’s story. Overall, this is a simple story of family and how they come together. It does not matter the holiday we celebrate; we all have these traditions and it Offsay shows us […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Religion Tagged With: CBR15Passport c, Charlotte Offsay, family, Jason Kirschner, jewish

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:208 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Religion · Tags: CBR15Passport c, Charlotte Offsay, family, Jason Kirschner, jewish ·
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How could anyone know he’d be Leonard Bernstein?

Music was IT: Young Leonard Bernstein by Susan Goldman Rubin

January 9, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

It took me a few days to get through Music was IT: Young Leonard Bernstein not because it was a hard read but was a read that took time to get through as there was a lot going on and I needed to concentrate on it. Plus, having a cold that made me not want to read did not help. Susan Goldman Rubin created a good introduction about the man Leonard Bernstein, but it needed more as it ends on his debut in Carnegie Hall […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: jewish, Leonard Bernstein, musicians, Susan Goldman Rubin, United States

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:23 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: jewish, Leonard Bernstein, musicians, Susan Goldman Rubin, United States ·
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This was just as delightful as Emmalita/Rochelle promised

Season of Love by Helena Greer

December 31, 2022 by Malin Leave a Comment

Ten years ago, Miriam Blum cut all ties with her entire family, including her eccentric great-aunt. Now she turns antique junk into creative and incisive art and has a loyal following on Instagram. She has a beautiful and wealthy fiancée and while they’re never going to share a passionate romance, they love each others as friends and support one another. Miriam is working towards finally opening her own art studio in Charleston when she is informed that her great-aunt Cass died (no one had even […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr14, christmas, Contemporary Romance, emotional abuse, grief, Helena Greer, holidays, jewish, LGBTQIA, Malin

Malin's CBR14 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr14, christmas, Contemporary Romance, emotional abuse, grief, Helena Greer, holidays, jewish, LGBTQIA, Malin ·
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Danny Noble is weird. I like them!

Shame Pudding by Danny Noble

November 23, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Shame Pudding is a busy, funny, odd, strange, strong story growing up, even when you are an adult.  Danny Noble’s memoir shows the years she and her wacky, crazy, bizarre, weird, off the charts amazing family had. From a young girl who performed on the performing stool, who told her brother Adam there was an invisible wolf in the cupboard, who would lick his hand, who would eat her marshmallows quickly while bemoaning Adam’s savoring of them to a teen who knew the pubs, the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Danny Noble, England, Ethnic & Regional, family, friends, grandmothers, jewish, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:567 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Danny Noble, England, Ethnic & Regional, family, friends, grandmothers, jewish, Social Themes ·
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