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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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Be connected to everything

Listen by Holly M. McGhee

October 23, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Listen by Holly M. McGhee is a spiritual and deep story. The reader can interpret the whom (the narrator) that is speaking as either an all-knowing narrator or it is plausible that the book is the child that we see in Pascal Lemaitre’s illustrations. Either interpretations make for interesting reading depending on your choice as both narrators are valid choices. The plot is to inspire empathy and to have us open all of ourselves, all our senses, to become aware of nature, of the world […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Environment, Holly M. McGhee, Pascal Lemaitre, Senses & Sensation, Values & Virtues

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:436 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Environment, Holly M. McGhee, Pascal Lemaitre, Senses & Sensation, Values & Virtues ·
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“A refrigerator is not a moose”

The Sad Little Fact by Jonah Winter

May 9, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you read a book like this, you have to ask yourself, “How am I currently feeling?” Granted that is for all things read as your mood can affect the way to think and feel about a book/article/etc. But if you are in a good mood The Sad Little Fact by Jonah Winter most likely was a fantastic book about how facts are buried when they do not suit the person/people who are burying them. If you are in a less than good mood mostly […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: bullying, Jonah Winter, Social Themes, Values & Virtues

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:159 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: bullying, Jonah Winter, Social Themes, Values & Virtues ·
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1972; 1979 and now 2018

Felix’s New Skirt by Kerstin Brichzin

May 7, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

There is another book you can check out if you are looking for a non-gender conforming book, Felix’s New Skirt. Felix is a boy. He likes skirts. He likes how it feels and how easy it is to move in them. He even borrows his sisters. But, of course, people in the neighborhood and his classmates do not accept it. It is not until Felix’s dad finds a solution that things start to work out for everyone. This for the reader who likes books about […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: bullying, Clothing & Dress, Igor Kuprin, Kerstin Brichzin, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Values & Virtues

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:153 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: bullying, Clothing & Dress, Igor Kuprin, Kerstin Brichzin, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Values & Virtues ·
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We are small but mighty and that’s alrighty!

The Little Guys by Vera Brosgol

April 3, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

People are going to just love The Little Guys by Vera Brosgol.  It is a message book with the message of teaching people not to be greedy and to learn how to be happy with what you have, but also how to be kind and share. There are cute and fun illustrations as you follow The Little Guys as they bully, take what is not theirs and be downright, all around, bad scoundrels. However, this story has been done before. There are no surprises. The […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Environment, Social Themes, Values & Virtues, Vera Brosgol

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:108 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Environment, Social Themes, Values & Virtues, Vera Brosgol ·
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The not so naked truth

The Chinese Emperor’s New Clothes by Ying Chang Compestine

March 29, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I saw the cover dragon of The Chinese Emperor’s New Clothes peeking up off the cart, hidden behind several other titles, it was sitting on. I enjoy a good story from Asia (particularly if it is about Japan or Chinese New Year). I was hoping this was a Chinese New Year story, instead what I got was the “true story” of the Emperor’s New Clothes. I also like alternative tellings of stories we know and this was a delightful treat. Ying Chang Compestine’s story differs […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: adaptations, China, Clothing & Dress, David Roberts, Emperor’s New Clothes, Fables, Folk Tale, legends, myths, Values & Virtues, Ying Chang Compestine

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:101 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: adaptations, China, Clothing & Dress, David Roberts, Emperor’s New Clothes, Fables, Folk Tale, legends, myths, Values & Virtues, Ying Chang Compestine ·
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“You are only a prisoner when you surrender.” ― Tad Williams, Shadowplay

Letters to a Prisoner by Jacques Goldstyn

March 27, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Letters to a Prisoner created by Jacques Goldstyn and Angela Keenlyside is a wordless picture book. Normally, I would not review this type of book, but something tells me that this might be the format to recommend it. First, I will say that I did not like this book. I appreciate the message (Amenity International Write for Rights campaign is a worthy cause) but the way it was presented, without a single piece of story text (although there is some text when letters are finally […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History Tagged With: Amenity International Write for Rights, Angela Keenlyside, Jacques Goldstyn, Letter writing, Political prisoners, Social Themes, Stories without words, Values & Virtues

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:96 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History · Tags: Amenity International Write for Rights, Angela Keenlyside, Jacques Goldstyn, Letter writing, Political prisoners, Social Themes, Stories without words, Values & Virtues ·
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