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Woman in historical dress with lightning striking in background and title Vampires of El Norte book cover

Vampires as in Monsters and Vampires as in Monsters-But-Anglos

Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas*

June 17, 2023 by Flimflamingo 3 Comments

*Note: My alt key and other shortcuts for the “enye” tilde over the “n” of the author’s name is not functioning but her name is Isabel Canas pronounced “Can-yas”. This is the first time I’ve been a person to review a book for the first time on Canonball Read break out the champagne. Vampires of El Norte is an upcoming title from Isabel Canas* and it looks like this is her lane. It’s a great lane. Historical fiction with horror elements – if not fully […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Romance, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: bilingual, historical fiction, Isabel Cañas, Mexican-American War, mexico, New Adult, Romance, spanish, Texas, vampires, vampires of el norte

Flimflamingo's CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Romance, Speculative Fiction · Tags: bilingual, historical fiction, Isabel Cañas, Mexican-American War, mexico, New Adult, Romance, spanish, Texas, vampires, vampires of el norte ·
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A lovely story about a tough situation

Only for a Little While by Gabriela Orozco Beltg

June 16, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I find a book about a subject I know little about, I always wonder, “Is there really a need for it?” And then I read the book. Sometimes I read it and think, no we didn’t need it. Or sometimes I think we do need it, but I feel other books have handled the theme better. But with Only for a Little While by Gabriela Orozco Belt. I figured, we do need it, as I was thinking I know there are books out there, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: family, Gabriela Orozco Beltg, Hispanic & Latino, parents, Richy Sandchez Ayala, siblings, Social Themes, spanish

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:435 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: family, Gabriela Orozco Beltg, Hispanic & Latino, parents, Richy Sandchez Ayala, siblings, Social Themes, spanish ·
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Rich language and culture

Spanish Is the Language of My Family by Michael Genhart

April 12, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I assumed that Spanish Is the Language of My Family would take the format of “this is my family, and we speak Spanish” and then a list of wonderful Spanish words such as an alphabet book might give or beginning Spanish words would be given. Well, we get the wonderful words, but also a bit more. There is a spelling bee and a history lesson on how many children (we will learn from the 1930s to 1960s) that were not allowed to speak Spanish outside […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History Tagged With: family, Hispanic & Latino, John Parra, language, Michael Genhart, Multigenerational, Social Themes, spanish, spelling bees

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:228 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History · Tags: family, Hispanic & Latino, John Parra, language, Michael Genhart, Multigenerational, Social Themes, spanish, spelling bees ·
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Come light the Menorá

J Is for Janucá by Melanie Romero

December 1, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I think of Hanukkah, I think of a winter celebration that I know a little about, but not enough to say much about. So, when J Is for Janucá came up on a list of books to read online via Edelweiss, I thought here is a great way to learn. And I learned more than expected. You see, this book is bilingual. Spanish and English words and phrases fill this alphabet book in ways you will be amazed at. Words you might know, such […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: Cassie Gonzales, Hanukkah, Holidays & Celebrations, Janucaa, Judaism, Melanie Romero, spanish, The Festival of Lights

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:580 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion · Tags: Cassie Gonzales, Hanukkah, Holidays & Celebrations, Janucaa, Judaism, Melanie Romero, spanish, The Festival of Lights ·
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The fun of family

Hide and Shh!: A Not -So-Sneaky Sister Story About Inclusion by Christina Dendy

A Song of Frutas and Hide and Shh!: by Margarita Engle

October 7, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

These books have a loose connecting theme. Not only are they picture books, but they are about things that we might not be exposed to often. I mean A Song of Frutas and Hide and Shh!: A Not -So-Sneaky Sister Story About Inclusion are about the fruit vendors of Cuban, with Spanish words mixed in and two siblings, one who lives with Down Syndrome, finding common ground (and the not exposed to is having a special needs sibling). I grew up with first cousins, a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History Tagged With: Christina Dendy, Down Syndrome, grandchildren, grandparents, Inclusion, Margarita Engle, Nathalia Takeyama, Sara Palacios, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes, spanish

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:517 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History · Tags: Christina Dendy, Down Syndrome, grandchildren, grandparents, Inclusion, Margarita Engle, Nathalia Takeyama, Sara Palacios, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes, spanish ·
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Food and Folks

Dumplings for Lili by Melissa Iwai

La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya

January 6, 2022 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

A local school was purchasing a few titles for their library. I was unaware of the picture books Dumplings for Lili and La Princessa and the Pea. Therefore, I gave them a quick peak when they came in. Both were two of the sweetest books I have read all year! (Okay, got the year joke out early.) These two books are a modern fairytale and a reimaging of a classic. Dumplings for Lili by Melissa Iwai is a lovely, illustrated book about a young girl […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction Tagged With: cultures, families, folktale, friendship, grandmothers, Melissa Iwai, Princess and the Pea, spanish, Susan Middleton Elya

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:7 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction · Tags: cultures, families, folktale, friendship, grandmothers, Melissa Iwai, Princess and the Pea, spanish, Susan Middleton Elya ·
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