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Buddy the Bucket Filler by Maria Dismondy and Carol McCloud

May 5, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Buddy is a bucket filler. And in Buddy the Bucket Filler we find out what this is (doing nice things to help other people fill their imaginary happiness bucket) and how to do it. Maria Dismondy and Carol McCloud create a short story about how Buddy, a young kid visiting his great uncle for a week during the summer, helps the people of Uncle Frank’s town. They find ways to get barbecue sauce to the barbecue picnic. They help a neighbor carry her groceries; they […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Carol McCloud, Country Life, Julia Seal, Maria Dismondy, Maria Dismondy and Carol McCloud, Social Themes, values

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:304 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health · Tags: Carol McCloud, Country Life, Julia Seal, Maria Dismondy, Maria Dismondy and Carol McCloud, Social Themes, values ·
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A New Classic? Maybe. A New Fun Read? Yes!

August 16, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

White Whale! Timeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic is the result if The Invention of Hugo Cabret meet Steampunk with “something else” that I cannot put my finger on. Armand Baltazar has mixed fantasy, realism and adventure that surrounds our hero Diego and his friends. When different times (past present and a little of the future) have clashed together causing a brand-new world, the different factions fight over to create their own order in this not always safe world. However, when five kids from […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Armand Baltazar, cbr10bingo, fantasy, generations, time travel, values, white whale

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:311 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Armand Baltazar, cbr10bingo, fantasy, generations, time travel, values, white whale ·
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Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave

May 8, 2018 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave by Jessica Hische is an interesting take on being brave, adventures and trying new things. The narrator has done many things today and tomorrow they will try to do them all over again. They will keep trying if they did not make it today or even if they did not make it tomorrow. They know that is okay. Tomorrow I’ll be all the things I tried to be today: Adventurous, Strong, Smart, Curious, Creative, Confident, & Brave. And if I wasn’t […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: growing up, Jessica Hische, values

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:119 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: growing up, Jessica Hische, values ·
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