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I am a Professional Book Pusher. Reading is a passion, as is writing, bragging about nephews, and alligator wrestling. My first year participating was 2018. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: BlackRaven's Quick Questions interview.)

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I almost used this for red, but things are not always greener (grass) on the other side of this friendship

The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole by Cecilia Heikkila

July 28, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo Green While the title of The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole (as did promotional material) does say slightly spooky, I felt it was spooky and one should drop the slightly! However, it is not necessarily over the top so most ages at least five and up could read and the adult reader will understand the metaphor of friendship and selfishness, plus anger about being taken advantage of. Cecilia Heikkila’s clever text and illustrations make for loveable characters (even if Mole is a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: animals, cbr17bingo, Cecilia Heikkila, friendship, Ghost Stories, Polly Lawson, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:336 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: animals, cbr17bingo, Cecilia Heikkila, friendship, Ghost Stories, Polly Lawson, Social Themes ·
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Mama robot

The Wild Robot on the Island by Peter Brown

July 28, 2025 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

Cbr17bingo Red (the red that highlights the top of the cover) The Wild Robot on the Island by Peter Brown is currently available, yet I read via an online reader. This picture book is based off of the novel also by Brown. It takes the highlights of the first book (or I am assuming as I have not had the chance to read the series yet) and adapts them for the five and up crowd. Overall the book is fun and cute. It has moments […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: adoption, animals, cbr17bingo, Environment, family, Peter Brown, robots, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:335 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: adoption, animals, cbr17bingo, Environment, family, Peter Brown, robots, Social Themes ·
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Be Takei and you know, do stuff!

It Rhymes With Takei by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger

July 28, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo White  It Rhymes With Takei by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger took me over a week to read. This is not because it was a bad graphic novel, but for three main reasons. First, it is actually on the longer side. Second, because it has heavy subjects it deals with. And finally, the pages can be a bit crowded, making images and text blur together and/or making it hard to follow at times, so I just took my time with […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: activists, actor, arts, Asian-American, cbr17bingo, Cbr17bingo White, george takei, George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger, Harmony Becker, japanese, Justin Eisinger, LGBTQ, Social Themes, Steven Scott

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:334 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: activists, actor, arts, Asian-American, cbr17bingo, Cbr17bingo White, george takei, George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger, Harmony Becker, japanese, Justin Eisinger, LGBTQ, Social Themes, Steven Scott ·
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In the middle of the night… and the beginning and even the end….

The Mixed-Up Owl by Marzena Sowa and Joanna Lorho

July 28, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr17bingo Bingo O  I admit it, I’m fudging the Bingo O square a bit. I couldn’t find an O title where the letter O started the full title, but there is the letter O in the word Owl, so I am counting this title to fill the spot. Yet, it is not just the title that is an O as the text is “Oh, that is interesting,”and “Oh boy this is going to be something your child will love.” At first, the idea seems like […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: animals, bedtime, Bingo O, cbr17bingo, community, Joanna Lorho, Marzena Sowa, Marzena Sowa and Joanna Lorho, owls

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:333 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: animals, bedtime, Bingo O, cbr17bingo, community, Joanna Lorho, Marzena Sowa, Marzena Sowa and Joanna Lorho, owls ·
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When your abandoned lighthouse is not so abandoned after all

The Ghost of Wreckers Cove by Angelica Del Campo, Christian Argiz and Liniers

July 16, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo G (G is for Ghost) When I find a book from Papercutz I usually have an extreme I really like this or I really don’t. Now, granted The Ghost of Wreckers Cove by Angelica Del Campo, Christian Argiz and Liniers (illustrator) had a few bumps as I am an adult reader who has to remember sometimes you need to suspend your “reality need” for the sake of a good story.  I was debating if I wanted to read this graphic novel as it looked […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Angelica Del Campo, Angelica Del Campo, Christian Argiz and Liniers, cbr17bingo, Christian Argiz, family, grief, Liniers, paranormal, siblings

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:332 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Angelica Del Campo, Angelica Del Campo, Christian Argiz and Liniers, cbr17bingo, Christian Argiz, family, grief, Liniers, paranormal, siblings ·
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Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus, elves, flying reindeer and lots of love

North for the Winter by Bobby Podesta

July 16, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo N (N is for North and Nobody will believe what our main character does!) North for the Winter by Bobby Podesta is probably one of the best books I’ve read this year. I love the historical aspect (the birth of tracking Santa because of a misprint in an advertisement in 1955) and while maybe it was not the most original with the grief and family connection/friend interaction, the ending was worth that familiarity of grief and the healing process. It is fun and quirky. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Young Adult Tagged With: Bobby Podesta, cbr17bingo, celebrations, christmas, Christmas Eve, Continental Air Defense Command Center, family, friendship, grief, Holiday, Reindeer, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:331 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Young Adult · Tags: Bobby Podesta, cbr17bingo, celebrations, christmas, Christmas Eve, Continental Air Defense Command Center, family, friendship, grief, Holiday, Reindeer, Social Themes ·
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