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Mash ’em, boil ’em, stick ’em in a stew

How to train your dragon 4: how to cheat a dragon's curse by Cressida Cowell

November 25, 2024 by Caesar's Wife Leave a Comment

The fourth How To Train Your Dragon book continues telling the adventures of the fledgling viking, Hiccup, as he finds his place in the world. Hiccup is the weedy and clever son of his viking clan’s chief, Stoik the Vast. Though he’s proven to his father (3 times now, given this is #4 in the series) that he is a cunning and clever future-chief, they continue to clash with one another. This time, the rub centres around Hiccup’s friend, Fishlegs. Stoik thinks that Hiccup would […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: cressida cowell

Caesar's Wife's CBR16 Review No:18 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: cressida cowell ·
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Love, Kindness, Danger

The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival by Estelle Nadel, Bethany Strout and Sammy Savos

November 22, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

“There are very few survivors left, and I want the world to know that there was a Holocaust” The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival is a short graphic novel, but has a lot packed in. Estelle Nadel, Bethany Strout and Sammy Savos created an informative, quick story about how one girl survived during wartime, a girl who was lost and how she found her voice when all seemed to be the end of the world.  There are uncomplicated illustrations supporting […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Religion, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Bethany Strout, Estelle Nadel, Estelle Nadel, Bethany Strout and Sammy Savos, family, Holocaust, jewish, Poland, Sammy Savos, Social Themes, World War Two, ww2, WWII

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:576 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Religion, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Bethany Strout, Estelle Nadel, Estelle Nadel, Bethany Strout and Sammy Savos, family, Holocaust, jewish, Poland, Sammy Savos, Social Themes, World War Two, ww2, WWII ·
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What does your garden grow?

Logan's Greenhouse by JaNay Brown-Wood

November 22, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

It happened again! I was clicking on a link for book A and book B showed up. This time the book B was Logan’s Greenhouse by JaNay Brown-Wood and illustrated by Samara Hardy. And while the book is from 2022 this online link was still fresh and ready for reading. I figured I might as well give it a shot, especially since a second book I tried had the same wrong link and I figured the universe was telling me something. Now, Logan’s Greenhouse is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health Tagged With: animal, Concepts, disabilities, friendship, gardens, JaNay Brown-Wood, Samara Hardy, Science & Nature, seasons

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:575 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health · Tags: animal, Concepts, disabilities, friendship, gardens, JaNay Brown-Wood, Samara Hardy, Science & Nature, seasons ·
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The sights, sounds, smells and food of the forest

On a Mushroom Day by Chris Baker and Alexandra Finkeldey

November 22, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have read On a Mushroom Day by Chris Baker and Alexandra Finkeldey before (or it did feel  familiar at least). Maybe that was because I have read books about mushrooms/fungi before, so it might be a case of remembering that instead of this one. Either way, Baker’s book is a poetic story that could grab most readers. Even if you are not interested in edible (and not so edible) fungus, this is a nice book about the connection between us and nature. The child […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Alexandra Finkeldey, Chris Baker, Chris Baker and Alexandra Finkeldey, family, mushrooms, Science & Nature, Social Themes, Trees & Forests

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:574 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Alexandra Finkeldey, Chris Baker, Chris Baker and Alexandra Finkeldey, family, mushrooms, Science & Nature, Social Themes, Trees & Forests ·
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Taste the story

Every Peach Is a Story: A Picture Book by David Mas Masumoto

November 22, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have been reading picture books coming out in 2025 from online reader copies recently. Every Peach Is a Story: A Picture Book by David Mas Masumoto, Nikiko Masumoto, and Lauren Tamaki (due in March 2025) is one of those. The cover was a bit awkward, being busy and (frankly) a bit messy looking. Yet, I knew that if I didn’t like it, I didn’t have to finish it. And while it is not my favorite read this year, it has a strong place. It […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Poetry Tagged With: Bereavement, David Mas Masumoto, Death, family, grief, Lauren Tamaki, Multigenerational, Nikiko Masumoto, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:573 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Poetry · Tags: Bereavement, David Mas Masumoto, Death, family, grief, Lauren Tamaki, Multigenerational, Nikiko Masumoto, Social Themes ·
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Misaka took his shot

Wat Takes His Shot: The Life & Legacy of Basketball Hero Wataru Misaka by Cheryl Kim

November 22, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I said that The Music Inside Us: Yo-Yo Ma and His Gifts to the World by James Howe is probably one of my favorite picture biographies this year. Or actually favorite reads from 2024, but it is not due until 2025. Therefore if you are looking for one of my favorite reads in 2024 and is out in 2024 for a picture biography, pick up Wat Takes His Shot: The Life & Legacy of Basketball Hero Wataru Misaka by Cheryl Kim and illustrated by Nat […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: Asian American & Pacific Islander, basketball, Cheryl Kim, Japanese-American, Nat Iwata, Wat Misaka, Wataru Misaka

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:572 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: Asian American & Pacific Islander, basketball, Cheryl Kim, Japanese-American, Nat Iwata, Wat Misaka, Wataru Misaka ·
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