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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Round up at the O-K-bookstore

It Started with a Book Ban by Linda Ravin Lodding 

Tic-errific Me: A book about Tourette syndrome (Disability Books for Kids) by Alicia Meyers and Cait Brennan

The Kimchi Fridge by Tina Cho and Cindy Kang

March 6, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Round up time for my beloved picture books. All titles were read via an online reader copy.   BOOK ONE It Started with a Book Ban by Linda Ravin Lodding A fun and silly way to talk about the seriousness of the idea of Book Banning. And while I don’t promote banning things, I must admit sometimes the color green is annoying to me, too. (And pink, pink can be too cheerful).  Obviously Lodding uses humor to get the message across and goes into extreme […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: activism, Alicia Meyers, Alicia Meyers and Cait Brennan, Asian American & Pacific Islander, Books, Cait Brennan, Cindy Kang, Concepts, Disability, family, libraries, Linda Ravin Lodding, Multigenerational, self-esteem, sensation, senses, Social Themes, Tina Cho, Tina Cho and Cindy Kang, tourette syndrome

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:82 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: activism, Alicia Meyers, Alicia Meyers and Cait Brennan, Asian American & Pacific Islander, Books, Cait Brennan, Cindy Kang, Concepts, Disability, family, libraries, Linda Ravin Lodding, Multigenerational, self-esteem, sensation, senses, Social Themes, Tina Cho, Tina Cho and Cindy Kang, tourette syndrome ·
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Hyena butter and other scents

Who's Making That Big STINK?! by Darrin Lunde and Erica J. Chen

January 12, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While I was reading Who’s Making That Big STINK?! (as an online reader copy) I wanted to laugh at everything. The smells we learn about made me giggle (musk oxes have a urine smell that the ladies think is oh so fiiine), and the illustrations are clever such as the look on the tigers faces as they smell butter popcorn (I mean, can you blame them?), and then there is the the sea hares name (not to mention it looks nothing like the sea or […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animals, Concepts, Darrin Lunde, Darrin Lunde and Erica J. Chen, Erica J. Chen, questions, senses

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:15 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: animals, Concepts, Darrin Lunde, Darrin Lunde and Erica J. Chen, Erica J. Chen, questions, senses ·
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Talk to the mountain

I Am the Mountain by Steven Weinberg

September 19, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I Am the Mountain by Steven Weinberg is a fun and cute illustration that paints the seasons as seen by a mountain. While good for most ages, this book is broken into four “chapters” (each season) that might be best for an adult lover of art, nature or unique picture books. It might seem easy at first glance, but there are layers and it can be deeper than you would think. Read via an online reader copy but I think I might find a finished […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Camping, earth science, Environment, nature, outdoors, sensations, senses, steven weinberg

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:417 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Camping, earth science, Environment, nature, outdoors, sensations, senses, steven weinberg ·
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All pigeon

Seven: A Most Remarkable Pigeon by Sandra Nickel

March 6, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Seven: A Most Remarkable Pigeon by Sandra Nickel and illustrator Aimée Sicuro is a story about a pigeon, their pigeon community and being yourself. Being yourself is not a new theme, however, with pigeons as the main character it helps make it fresh. This is partly because we learn pigeon behaviors and pigeons are not usually a serious character in a story. This fun read is due early May 2025 and I read via an online reader copy. Which I’m glad I did read before […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Aimee Sicuro, animals, birds, Concepts, family unit, pigeons, Sandra Nickel, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, sensations, senses, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:132 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Aimee Sicuro, animals, birds, Concepts, family unit, pigeons, Sandra Nickel, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, sensations, senses, Social Themes ·
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