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History Little H But With a Big Punch

Of Walden Pond: Henry David Thoreau, Frederic Tudor, and the Pond Between by Lesa Cline-Ransome and Ashley Yazdani

September 3, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When people think of history, they think of something with a big H. They think of Big Things. Important and Earth Shattering things. Things like the Statue of Liberty, a volcano, the World Trade Center, a royal death or birth, the Declaration of Independence. But much of history is done on a smaller scale. It might have a larger reach, but in the end it was something as simple as cutting ice from a pond. But not just any pond, mind you, but Walden Pond. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: 19th century, Ashley Yazdani, Frederic Tudor, Henry David Thoreau, history of science, Lesa Cline-Ransome, Lesa Cline-Ransome and Ashley Yazdani, literary, nature, science

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:272 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: 19th century, Ashley Yazdani, Frederic Tudor, Henry David Thoreau, history of science, Lesa Cline-Ransome, Lesa Cline-Ransome and Ashley Yazdani, literary, nature, science ·
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Cheek it out

Uranus Is Full of Gas: Farty Facts about the Cheekiest Planet in the Solar System by Chris Ferrie and Michael Slack

September 2, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Uranus Is Full of Gas: Farty Facts about the Cheekiest Planet in the Solar System by Chris Ferrie and illustrated by Michael Slack.  Due February 2027; read via an online reader copy. If you are not familiar with me, let me introduce myself: I am an adult reader who is mentally a 10-year-old boy when it comes to gas, farts and body humor. And when you get a book called: Uranus Is Full of Gas, you know I am not going to look any farter… […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Astronautics & Space Science, astronomy, Chris Ferrie, Chris Ferrie and Michael Slack, Michael Slack, nature, planets, science, space, technology, Uranus

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:262 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Astronautics & Space Science, astronomy, Chris Ferrie, Chris Ferrie and Michael Slack, Michael Slack, nature, planets, science, space, technology, Uranus ·
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Bzzing read

Little Bee and the Bloom by Carly Kremer and Katie Hunt

July 24, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Little Bee and the Bloom by Carly Kremer and Katie Hunt is a fun, sweet rhyming way to learn about bees and flowers. It has cute illustrations that make it a bouncy, bright, colorful and energetic read. No, I was not blown away, but I enjoyed it. The thing I liked is that it is a good way to introduce the concept to the older toddler and preschooler aged child. And you could even read it to a kindergartner or they could read it with […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, Carly Kremer, Carly Kremer and Katie Hunt, environmental, flowers, friendship, insects, Katie Hunt, nature, plants, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:216 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, Carly Kremer, Carly Kremer and Katie Hunt, environmental, flowers, friendship, insects, Katie Hunt, nature, plants, Social Themes ·
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And Bingo (Summer) was its Name-o

Nature Adventures with Bompa V02: Bompa's Intertidal Adventure by David Suzuki, Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, Tanya Lloyd Kyi, and Qin Leng

July 24, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I went to copy and paste my (if I do say so myself) fantastic review of Nature Adventures with Bompa V02: Bompa’s Intertidal Adventure by David Suzuki, Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, Tanya Lloyd Kyi, and illustrator Qin Leng (read via an online reader copy, due in September 2026). And because my hands were not working/I  was not completely ready to do so, I deleted my entire review.  My last review for Bingo and POOF! Away it went!  Now, the good thing is I got to read it […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animals, cbr18bingo, cbr18bingo Summer, Concepts, David Suzuki, David Suzuki, Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, Tanya Lloyd Kyi, and Qin Leng, Environment, family, grandchildren, grandfathers, grandparents, Marine Life, muligenerational, nature, Nature Adventures, Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, science, summer, Tanya Lloyd Kyi

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:214 · Genres: Children's Books, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: animals, cbr18bingo, cbr18bingo Summer, Concepts, David Suzuki, David Suzuki, Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, Tanya Lloyd Kyi, and Qin Leng, Environment, family, grandchildren, grandfathers, grandparents, Marine Life, muligenerational, nature, Nature Adventures, Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, science, summer, Tanya Lloyd Kyi ·
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Not only is this book a Wealth of knowlege, cbr18bingo is too!

Baby University: Black Holes for Babies by Chris Ferrie and Julia Kregenow PhD

July 24, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Black Holes for Babies by Chris Ferrie and Julia Kregenow PhD (read via an online reader and due in November 2026) would be great for up to second grade or to help an older student organize their thoughts and understanding on the subject. However, if it is like others I have seen in the Baby University series, the slightly oversized board book format might turn those older readers off. However, I am not positive of the final form and hope the adults (parent, teacher, aunt, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Aeronautics, Astronautics, astronomy, Baby University, cbr18bingo, cbr18bingo Wealth, cbr18bingo Wealth of knowledge, Chris Ferrie, Chris Ferrie and Julia Kregenow PhD, Concepts, Julia Kregenow, Julia Kregenow PhD, nature, physics, science, Space Science, technology

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:213 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Aeronautics, Astronautics, astronomy, Baby University, cbr18bingo, cbr18bingo Wealth, cbr18bingo Wealth of knowledge, Chris Ferrie, Chris Ferrie and Julia Kregenow PhD, Concepts, Julia Kregenow, Julia Kregenow PhD, nature, physics, science, Space Science, technology ·
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And you can read this book and that book and this other one….

Millie Fleur's Pumpkin Problem by Christy Mandin

Millie Feur’s Worst Day Ever by Christy Mandin

July 23, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My reading experiences have allowed me to find several solo reads and books in series that just really grab me and I get terribly excited over. One series that are more companions than true sequels are the Millie Fleur books by Christy Mandin. Having read the first two, Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden and Millie Fleur Saves the Night I figured that reading the third, Millie Fleur’s Pumpkin Problem would be a no-brainer read.  Thankfully, considering how spooky Millie can be, there were no brains (in a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health Tagged With: cbr18bingo, cbr18bingo And, celebrations, Christy Mandin, emotions, Feelings, flowers, friendship, halloween, holidays, nature, plants, science, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:209 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health · Tags: cbr18bingo, cbr18bingo And, celebrations, Christy Mandin, emotions, Feelings, flowers, friendship, halloween, holidays, nature, plants, science, Social Themes ·
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