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Making your mark and a few mistakes

Marker by Anna Kang

January 5, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Today’s lunch was a small croissant with a little chicken curry inside and picture book reading. And one of those was Marker by Anna Kang and illustrated by Christopher Weyant. This short picture book is a due in mid/late June (which seems an odd time) as it is about the first day and the first few days of school. Marker is a proud member of Teacher’s crew. And they are always there, ready to make their permanent mark on things. But during the writing of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Anna Kang, Christopher Weyan, Emotions & Feelings, School & Education, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:10 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Anna Kang, Christopher Weyan, Emotions & Feelings, School & Education, Social Themes ·
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I might change the title of this review when I either remember it or find my notes for this really cool line I wanted to use

Emmie & Friends Truly Tyler by Terri Libenson

December 22, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Truly Tyler in the Emmie & Friends series might be my favorite of the group. I have enjoyed the others by Terri Libenson, but after a bit it felt like I was reading the same one over.  This time we are focusing on a side character who is male. In the author afterwards, Libenson mentions how this was for them, among other fun facts. We follow two of the characters, Tyler and Emmie (switching between their points of view) and see how the same situation can be […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: art, basketball, Comics, Emmie & Friends, friendship, Peer Pressure, School & Education, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Terri Libenson

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:621 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: art, basketball, Comics, Emmie & Friends, friendship, Peer Pressure, School & Education, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Terri Libenson ·
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Almost 6 miles

9 Kilometers by Claudio Aguilera

December 12, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I remember as a kid not wanting to get up and go to school. It was a chore and all I had to do was get up, eat a prepared breakfast, and get dressed. The sun (and my mom) was already up for at least an hour or two. I had to wait for the bus to drive oh five-ten minutes down the road. When they switched the route when I was older, it took 15-20 minutes.  The only real struggle was rainy days or […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Activism & Social Justice, Caribbean & Latin America, Claudio Aguilera, Gabriela Lyon, Lawrence Schimel, School & Education, Social Themes, Values & Virtues

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:595 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Activism & Social Justice, Caribbean & Latin America, Claudio Aguilera, Gabriela Lyon, Lawrence Schimel, School & Education, Social Themes, Values & Virtues ·
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Schooling the class

Agatha May and the Anglerfish by Nora Morrison and Jessie Ann Foley

June 9, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Agatha May really likes the Anglerfish, and we learn about that in Agatha May and the Anglerfish by Nora Morrison and Jessie Ann Foley. Now, I like the Anglerfish but in mid-December 2022 you can find a gal who really likes them. Agatha is a kid who has trouble sitting still in class. Their fingers are messy. They decide to feed when it is not lunch time and they are afraid that when the class picks sea creatures for their school project, hers will be […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: fish, Jessie Ann Foley, Mika Song, Nora Morrison, Nora Morrison and Jessie Ann Foley, school, School & Education

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:280 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: fish, Jessie Ann Foley, Mika Song, Nora Morrison, Nora Morrison and Jessie Ann Foley, school, School & Education ·
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Let me tell you about a secret

Nasreen’s Secrete School by Jeanette Winter

September 24, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Jeanette Winter’s style comes alive in this 2009 picture book, Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan. The colors of the illustrations are rich, deep, and plentiful. I have always appreciated how things are fanciful and realistic at the same time. This story is based on the story of a girl of Afghanistan, who of course, has had her and her family names changed to protect everyone. This book has come back into our knowledge due to recent events in the country. Worries that […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: 21st Century, Afghanistan, gender & gender roles, Jeanette Winter, Middle East, People & Places, School & Education

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:292 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: 21st Century, Afghanistan, gender & gender roles, Jeanette Winter, Middle East, People & Places, School & Education ·
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Keeping your Family together

When We Were Alone by David Alexander Robertson

Grandpa’s Girls by Nicola I. Campbell

August 20, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Both books are very different but have the common thread of having a Native American influence, or backdrop. These would be great books to add to any collection. They both are fabulous examples of the meaning of friendship. I preferred When We Were Alone more than Grandpa’s Girls for several reasons. One reason I enjoyed it was the serious tone of the book. This might turn some people off, but even then, David Alexander Robertson has infused a great hopefulness as well. When We Were […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Canada- Indigenous, cousins, David Alexander Robertson, family, Farms, grandfathers, grandmothers, grandmothers & granddaughters, grandparents, Julie Flett, Kim Lafave, Nicola I. Campbell, Ntlakyapamuk Indians, People & Places, School & Education

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:243 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Canada- Indigenous, cousins, David Alexander Robertson, family, Farms, grandfathers, grandmothers, grandmothers & granddaughters, grandparents, Julie Flett, Kim Lafave, Nicola I. Campbell, Ntlakyapamuk Indians, People & Places, School & Education ·
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