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Once Upon a time a baby named Tess was adopted….

Giant Tess by Dan Yaccarino

May 23, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Dan Yaccarino is known for a quirky style, but usually good, solid stories.  This time, Giant Tess combines classic Yaccarino and an old school flair to create a modern fairy tale. Which, unfortunately, is an obvious story that has been done before. It is a case of “Be yourself and anyone of any size can be a hero.” Tess, adopted as a baby, grows so quickly there is no denying it, she is a giant. And that, as one can assume, does not always work […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Dan Yaccarino, friendship, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Theme

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:175 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Dan Yaccarino, friendship, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Theme ·
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Dearly beloved

Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler’s Guide to Understanding Death by Bonnie Zucker

I Miss You: a First Look at Death (First Look at Books) by Pat Thomas

April 11, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While I do not necessarily agree with Bonnie Zucker that there is not anything for the under four crowd about introducing the subject of death, I do admit that I am hard-pressed to mention anything other than Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler’s Guide to Understanding Death. It is an accessible way to introduce the child to the loss of a loved one. Due to the way it is presented, you can adapt the book to your needs. This is done by highlighted words that […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Bereavement, Bonnie Zucker, Death, Feelings, grief, Kim Fleming, Leslie Harker, Pat Thomas, Social Theme, social topic

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:117 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: Bereavement, Bonnie Zucker, Death, Feelings, grief, Kim Fleming, Leslie Harker, Pat Thomas, Social Theme, social topic ·
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Liz and Jimmy Reed have another Sweet Success

September 9, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have mentioned before I work at a bookstore. And therefore, I read things I might not otherwise pick up just, so I can review them or recommend (or not) to fellow staff members. This time I found several reader copies of picture books and one of them was Sweet Success by Liz and Jimmy Reed. I knew nothing about them, but later learned the illustrations used is something they are known for on the internet because of their webcomic with their diorama artwork. Sweet […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: #food, friendship, Humorous Stories, Jimmy Reed, lessons, Liz Reed, Social Theme

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:346 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: #food, friendship, Humorous Stories, Jimmy Reed, lessons, Liz Reed, Social Theme ·
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An Old theme told again

July 31, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Pink Is for Boys has a theme (all colors are for everyone as well as flowers, rainbows, etc.) that is obvious from the time you look at the cover of the book. You see both a boy and girl painting with all the colors, and of course, pink is being colored by the boy and blue by the girl. By the end of the book the theme has become almost repetitive.   The illustrations are nice and simple but have details, too. What you need […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Color, Concepts, Eda Kaban, Play, Robb Pearlman, Social Theme

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:289 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Color, Concepts, Eda Kaban, Play, Robb Pearlman, Social Theme ·
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