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Be a big deal!

Big by Vashti Harrison

March 22, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Oh, aren’t you a big girl, eating your dinner! Well look how big you have gotten. Now, eat up and get big and strong. When you’re little these are what the adults tell you. And they push being a “big kid” and we as kids want to be like the “big kids.” Until the day we are told there is such a thing as “too big” and that means “wrong.” And that is what our young girl is this story deals with. Vashti Harrison talks […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: body image, diversity, Emotions & Feelings, Social Themes, Vashti Harrison

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:191 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: body image, diversity, Emotions & Feelings, Social Themes, Vashti Harrison ·
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Books, friends and mystery

Escape from M. Lemoncello’s Library, the graphic novel by Chris Grabenstein

March 21, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Not having read the novel, that Escape from M. Lemoncello’s Library, the graphic novel is based on (that is of the same name), I am not sure how this book was adapted. However, the author Chris Grabenstein did the adaptation, so I am assuming it is mostly the same. Regardless, this graphic novel illustrated by Douglas Holgate is a fun, easy read that has puns, hidden surprises, a good message, and a lot of books that are mentioned, that are read and that are used […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery Tagged With: Chris Grabenstein, Douglas Holgate, friendship, libraries, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:188 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery · Tags: Chris Grabenstein, Douglas Holgate, friendship, libraries, Social Themes ·
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Fabulous magical creatures

Papa’s Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesus Trejo

Benita and the Night Creatures by Mariana Llano

Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire by Flavia Z. Drago

March 21, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

It is picture book round up time my reader friends. These are a variety of ages but can work for almost all ages. Just know your reader (and of course, adults can enjoy everything too). Papa’s Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesus Trejo and illustrated by Eliza Kinkz. When Little Jesus can finally spend time with his father on the job, he knows it will be fun. What he does not realize that is he is going to misunderstand his Papa’s words about how that water […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Cocoretto, Eliza Kinkz, family, Flavia Z. Drago, friendship, Jesus Trejo, Mariana Llano, monsters, Social Themes, the Fabulous Vampire, Vlad

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:186 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Cocoretto, Eliza Kinkz, family, Flavia Z. Drago, friendship, Jesus Trejo, Mariana Llano, monsters, Social Themes, the Fabulous Vampire, Vlad ·
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Trees & Rabbits

Willow and Bunny by Anitra Rowe Schulte

March 21, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A few reviews ago I mentioned that too sweet is peppermint patties and hot chocolate. This time, this book is not exactly that sweet, but it is close to it. Willow and Bunny has a spiritual feeling that could be too sweet for some people, and maybe not enough for others. Anitra Rowe Schulte’s story is about a bunny who “hears a voice” and follows it, trusting it will not lead them astray. And sure enough they find the Willow tree and her shelter. Over […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: . hope, Anitra Rowe Schulte, Christopher Denise, community, friendship, rabbits, Social Themes, Trees & Forests, willow trees

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:183 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: . hope, Anitra Rowe Schulte, Christopher Denise, community, friendship, rabbits, Social Themes, Trees & Forests, willow trees ·
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Normal is a setting on a VCR.

Normal Norman by Tara Lazar

March 21, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport, own Normal is a setting on a VCR. Which you say makes no sense at all. And that is the point.  There is no “Normal Setting” on a VCR (and do they even have VCRs anymore?). Which means there is no normal. And in Tara Lazar’s Normal Norman we learn exactly that. Normal is not a real thing. Normal is as normal does. Normal is who you are. And we learn this through funny text, equally goofy S. Britt illustrations and a young scientist […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health Tagged With: animals, CBR15Passport, friendship, S. Britt, scientific study, Social Themes, Tara Lazar

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:181 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health · Tags: animals, CBR15Passport, friendship, S. Britt, scientific study, Social Themes, Tara Lazar ·
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Community

One Sweet Song by Jyoti Rajan Gopal

American Desi by Jyoti Rajan Gopal

March 20, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport author   The funny thing is, “sweet” does not always do it for me (unless it is a donut or chocolate). However, once in awhile a book that is sweet gets me in the feels. That is because it is sweet but not overly, sickening sweet (like three York peppermint patties and a mug of hot chocolate). And One Sweet Song falls in the former sweet category. Rhyming text takes us through a neighborhood when one person, while sitting on a balcony, plays a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History Tagged With: CBR15Passport, Concepts, East Asian, family, identity, indian, Jyoti Rajan Gopal, Lifestyles, music, Performing art, Social Themes, Sonia Sanchez, Supriya Kelkar

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:178 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History · Tags: CBR15Passport, Concepts, East Asian, family, identity, indian, Jyoti Rajan Gopal, Lifestyles, music, Performing art, Social Themes, Sonia Sanchez, Supriya Kelkar ·
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