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Few things as fun as a good book or two

O.K. Is Gay: A Picture Book by Vincent X. Kirsch

Here Is a Book:  A Picture Book by Elisha Cooper

November 22, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

There are few things as fun as a good book. Two of those books were found recently by me via online reader copies. The first by Vincent X. Kirsch is a contemporary story on how it is okay to be gay. And the other is a book about books. Or more accurately how a book goes from idea to your hands. I was a little skeptical about O.K. Is Gay: A Picture Book  as it was mostly starting out as “just another it’s okay to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance Tagged With: art, Books, Elisha Cooper, friendship, LGTQ, Literature, publishing, reading, Social Themes, subjects, Vincent X. Kirsch

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:566 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance · Tags: art, Books, Elisha Cooper, friendship, LGTQ, Literature, publishing, reading, Social Themes, subjects, Vincent X. Kirsch ·
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Capybara might have 4,383 friends, but I only had time for three reviews

Extra Ezra Makes and Extra-Special Friend. by Kara Lareau

Oona and the Shark (book two) by Kelly Dipucchio

Capybara Is Friends with Everyone by Maddie Frost

March 17, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I did not have high hopes for Extra Ezra Makes and Extra-Special Friend. It looked goofy and off-putting. But when I got into it, despite the um… less than “all there” looking students at Ezra’s school, the story did capture my interest and the illustrations worked for the humor needed. Kara Lareau has written a picture book about friendship, and what not to do. This idea is not new, but because Ezra is a special young person, the theme fits the sensibilities of today.  Ezra […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: boundaries, friendship, Kara Lareau, Kelly DiPucchio, Maddie Frost, Raissa Figueroa, Social Themes, Vincent X. Kirsch

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:105 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: boundaries, friendship, Kara Lareau, Kelly DiPucchio, Maddie Frost, Raissa Figueroa, Social Themes, Vincent X. Kirsch ·
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A new Alphabet

From Archie to Zack by Vincent Kirsch

August 19, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

From Archie to Zack is a GLBTQ+ story and a sweet friendship story. You can say that Archie and Zack do have a crush on each other (as a description mentioned the joys of a first crush) or they are just dear, close friends, who care deeply for each other. This flexibility normalizes feelings and boys having them. It is also about acceptance as the whole school knows that the boys have this relationship. And when Zelda, Zinnia, and Zuzella find letters that Archie has […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Poetry, Romance Tagged With: friendship, glbtq, school, Social Themes, Vincent Kirsch, Vincent X. Kirsch

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:237 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Poetry, Romance · Tags: friendship, glbtq, school, Social Themes, Vincent Kirsch, Vincent X. Kirsch ·
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