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Joy to the World: A Christmas Song by Sara Gianassi

Silent Night: A Christmas Song by Sara Gianassi

The Last Slice: A Three Kings Day Treat by Melissa Seron Richardson

December 6, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If you like giving books for the holidays, these two board books illustrated by Sara Gianassi are adorable! They capture the more traditional feelings and ideals of the season, but also are just nice books. Perfect for stocking stuffers, these are practically must haves for everyone. They do include the full text (or at least a few verses) of each song (therefore a few lines might not be as familiar to some people) and have the sweetest images for illustrations. Okay, maybe too sweet for […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: family, Holiday, Melissa Seron Richardson, Monica Arnaldo, music, Sara Gianassi, Social Themes, traditions

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:855 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion · Tags: family, Holiday, Melissa Seron Richardson, Monica Arnaldo, music, Sara Gianassi, Social Themes, traditions ·
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World of Garvey

Garvey’s Choice: The Graphic novel by Nikki Grimes

November 7, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While I am not necessarily a huge fan of Nikki Grimes’ work, I do enjoy most of what I read. And I have thought about reading their novel Garvey’s Choice for a while, yet,  I never got around to it. Then not as long as it has been out, but a while ago, I saved a link to an online reader copy of the graphic novel version, but in typical me style, forgot about it and did not find it again until recently. Which was […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: art, bullying, family, Fathers and sons, friendship, hobbies, music, Nikki Grimes, self-esteem, singing, Theodore Taylor III

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:797 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: art, bullying, family, Fathers and sons, friendship, hobbies, music, Nikki Grimes, self-esteem, singing, Theodore Taylor III ·
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She’s got the beat

Pitch Perfect and Persistent!: The Musical Debut of Amy Cheney Beach by Caitlin DeLems

November 6, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Amy Beach was a child prodigy, but one her parents seemingly did not wish to take advantage of. She would deal with being a female of her era, but eventually would be one of the first female composers paving the way for other women to become involved in all areas of the genre. Pitch Perfect and Persistent! A Musical Debut of Amy Cheney Beach is an educational and entertaining picture book. Though I read via an online reader copy, this book by Caitlin DeLems is […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Alison Jay, Amy Beach, Amy Cheney Beach, art, Caitlin DeLems, music, United States, women, women composers

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:796 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Alison Jay, Amy Beach, Amy Cheney Beach, art, Caitlin DeLems, music, United States, women, women composers ·
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Is this your kind of fun?

Not Perfect by Maya Myers

We Light Up the Sky with Music! by Nick Maland

October 24, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I like books not just because they are fun, but because there is fun for everyone. Now you might not like a book about Best Buddies; or Romance; or World War Two. But that is okay, there are plenty of leaves on the tree for you to find something you do like. And that is what Not perfect and We Light Up the Sky with Music! was for me: one like and one not like.    Maya Myers’s story is one anyone can relate too. Being […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: family, grandparents, Hyewon Yum, Maya Myers, music, Nick Maland, self-esteem, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:774 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: family, grandparents, Hyewon Yum, Maya Myers, music, Nick Maland, self-esteem, Social Themes ·
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An education in who you are

The Airless Year by Adam P. Knave

September 19, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

After reading The Airless Year I realized two things, first I had wanted to read it awhile back, but had forgotten about it; and second it was not what I expected. I was not sure what I thought this book was about, but not this. Adam P. Knave, Valentine Barker, and Frank Cvetkovic have created one of the first (if not only) books I have read where the parental units are not all “lovey dove we believe in you happy happy you’re a genius” towards […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Health, Young Adult Tagged With: Adam P. Knave, family, Frank Cvetkovic, friendship, glbtq, identity, music, parents, self-esteem, Social Themes, Valentine Barker

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:672 · Genres: Fiction, Health, Young Adult · Tags: Adam P. Knave, family, Frank Cvetkovic, friendship, glbtq, identity, music, parents, self-esteem, Social Themes, Valentine Barker ·
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Connecting stories and people through music

Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro

September 17, 2023 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

CBR15 BINGO: On the Air, because these are all stories about music BINGO: Sex, On the Air, Nostalgia, Picture This, Europe Music has always been a complete mystery to me. I was born with zero musical talent, and the idea of creating a new tune out of nothing is so incomprehensible to me, it’s nothing short of magic. I’ll never be someone who can analyze music or discuss musical theory, yet I often find myself in awe when a song or a chord evokes ecstasy, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR15, cbr15bingo, Kazuo Ishiguro, KimMiE", music, short stories

KimMiE"'s CBR15 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR15, cbr15bingo, Kazuo Ishiguro, KimMiE", music, short stories ·
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