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One two three I gotta read

Don’t Touch that Flower! by Alice Hemming

Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library by Andy Elkerton

Gotta Go! by Frank Viva

March 2, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

There are rules such as, Don’t Touch that Flower! and Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library. And there should be one, no matter how fun your game is, if you do not listen to your mom you will Gotta Go! later. Or in other words, those are the three picture books I read recently. Starting with Don’t Touch that Flower! I will start with I was not exactly in the mood for the slightly annoying “don’t get it” child personality of Squirrel. Still, this […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Alice Hemming, Andy Elkerton, dragons, flowers, Frank Viva, friendship, Julie Gassman, library, Nicola Slater, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:141 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Alice Hemming, Andy Elkerton, dragons, flowers, Frank Viva, friendship, Julie Gassman, library, Nicola Slater, Social Themes ·
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I can still hear you saying those words

A Library by Nikki Giovanni

My Poet by Patricia MacLauchlan

June 16, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Words are important. There are all types: good, bad, ugly and the words chocolate (a most important one). And the below books are about words. On the surface, A Library by Nikki Giovanni is a silly little story about a young girl and the possibilities of the library she goes to. But it is more than that. The library is a place filled with magic. It is a place where you can be a cook, crook, lover, or sit among the stars. There are worlds […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Erin K. Robison, family, friendship, Jen Hill, library, mary oliver, Nikki Giovanni, Patricia MacLauchlan, poetry and poets, words

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:304 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Erin K. Robison, family, friendship, Jen Hill, library, mary oliver, Nikki Giovanni, Patricia MacLauchlan, poetry and poets, words ·
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I have a secret I want to share

Nour’s Secret Library by Wafa’ Tarnowska

February 8, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Nour’s Secret Library is a book that is about the power of books, the power of one person, the power of a community and how we can learn from each other instead of fighting. The emotional and chaotic images by Vali Mintzi show the ugly of war but also the hope people can find when looking. Wafa’ Tarnowska took a true event (children of Syria finding books and making a hidden library for anyone who wished to partake of books of many languages and subjects, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Books, Current Events, library, reading, Syria, Vali Mintzi, Wafa’ Tarnowska, war

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:56 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Books, Current Events, library, reading, Syria, Vali Mintzi, Wafa’ Tarnowska, war ·
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A Kafna, a Kokwa, a Kadoh, and a Kokopah walk into a classroom and I don’t know what all this means

Magus of the Library vol 4 by Mitsu izumi

January 15, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I saw a cartoon a long time ago (XKCD I suspect) that suggested that the more made-up terminology a fantasy story had, the more suspicious of quality it might be. Magus of the Library (vol. 4) is a partial example behind why this might be so; what’s being set up is actually interesting and I like the world so far, but since it’s been a while since I’ve read volume 3, there are quite a few technical terms about the fantasy world that I don’t […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, coming-of-age, Kafna of the Wind, library, Magus of the Library, Mitsu Izumi, school story, Sophie Schwimm

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, coming-of-age, Kafna of the Wind, library, Magus of the Library, Mitsu Izumi, school story, Sophie Schwimm ·
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Lost in The Midnight Library

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

December 27, 2021 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig has an intriguing premise of exploring potential lives. The main character Nora arrives in a mysterious library after trying to commit suicide. She is depressed and the loss of her cat sends her over the edge. The book introduces a type of time travel where Nora experiences the what-if situations from her life. She picks a book on the shelf and becomes transported into a new life where she makes a different choice. What if she stayed in her […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: libraries, library, Matt Haig, Mental Health, time travel, What If?

teresaelectro's CBR13 Review No:16 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: libraries, library, Matt Haig, Mental Health, time travel, What If? ·
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“The Only Currency More Powerful than Money in this World is the Violence of Man.”

Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu

July 26, 2021 by Ale 1 Comment

I found the Library of the Dead when searching online for books that were like The Starless Sea.  As always, I got it (for free) out of the library to do a cursory read before committing to purchasing. And while there weren’t that many similarities between Morgenstern’s book and this one, Huchu’s first foray into speculative fiction is a great success. I’d never heard of Huchu before, but I will definitely be checking out his other publications based on how much I enjoyed this read. Edinburgh has […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: cbr13bingo, edinburgh, Free square, library, POC characters, scotland, T.L. Huchu

Ale's CBR13 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: cbr13bingo, edinburgh, Free square, library, POC characters, scotland, T.L. Huchu ·
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