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More than the crow flies

Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) by Corey R. Tabor

April 7, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

At first I didn’t think I would like Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World),  but the twist at the end is perfect for kids of all ages. The idea of Corey R. Tabor is simple: a Crow chases off anyone who wants to befriend him, get him to play or give advice. But things are not what they seem. There is a ring-ring nearby, a secret conversation and message (a sassy Kaw!) and one heck of a surprise for the reader. This simple thing turns […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: action, adventure, animals, Corey R. Tabor, emotions, Feelings, friendship, space, space exploration

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:172 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: action, adventure, animals, Corey R. Tabor, emotions, Feelings, friendship, space, space exploration ·
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“Reading is one of the main things I do. Reading is everything.”

I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron

I Remember Nothing & Other Reflections by Nora Ephron

April 4, 2025 by NTE Leave a Comment

Reading makes me feel I’ve accomplished something, learned something, become a better person. Reading makes me smarter. Reading gives me something to talk about later on. Reading is the unbelievably healthy way my attention deficit disorder medicates itself. Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it’s a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it’s a way of making contact with someone else’s imagination after a day that’s all too real. Reading is grist. Reading is bliss. […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, audiobook, humor, i feel bad about my neck, I remember nothing, Nora ephron

NTE's CBR17 Review No:7 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, audiobook, humor, i feel bad about my neck, I remember nothing, Nora ephron ·
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Puddles and Penguins

The Noisy Puddle: A Vernal Pool Through the Seasons by Linda Booth Sweeney

No Huddles for Heloise by Deborah Kerbel

April 1, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I write my reviews before I post. I might miss a few things (I am a horrible editor for myself), but I try to organize my thoughts. But when I counted out my review for The Noisy Puddle, it was less than 170 words. To fill the quota I’ve added a fiction book to go with the non-fiction one. Besides, it’s twice the fun in one review! And while many probably will like the first book, if you’re like Heloise, you don’t always follow the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, Deborah Kerbel, earth science, Environment, Linda Booth Sweeney, Miki Sato, nature, neurodiversity, outdoors, penguins, science, Udayana Lugo

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:170 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, Deborah Kerbel, earth science, Environment, Linda Booth Sweeney, Miki Sato, nature, neurodiversity, outdoors, penguins, science, Udayana Lugo ·
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A showdown of the scent… senses

Dogs vs. Humans: A Showdown of the Senses by Stephanie Gibeault and Bambi Edlund

April 1, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Dogs taste water.  Yes, water. And in Dogs vs. Humans: A Showdown of the Senses by Stephanie Gibeault and Bambi Edlund you will learn not only this fact (well, see it again) you will see if humans can taste water, too. And if they can see the same as dogs, and if dogs smell the same as humans, and if dogs really can detect earthquakes. Plus, why do dogs line up the way they do for taking their morning, noon, and night relief walk.  In […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animals, Bambi Edlund, dogs, humans, nature, science, Stephanie Gibeault, Stephanie Gibeault and Bambi Edlund, zoology

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:167 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: animals, Bambi Edlund, dogs, humans, nature, science, Stephanie Gibeault, Stephanie Gibeault and Bambi Edlund, zoology ·
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The review with no name

My Degeneration: A Journey Through Parkinson’s by Peter Dunlap-Shoh

April 1, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

This GN is this year’s  Down to the Bone: A Leukemia Story by Catherine Pioli The Language of PD  The Spandex Angel One Order of No Vomit Coming Up I Hate Running I could call this review any of the above and a hundred other things. Such as, “I tried not to cry as I was reading as I was at work and it reminded me of my friends who passed from complications of the disease (and one of whom also had complications from Alzheimer’s).” […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Fitness, medicine, Nervous System (Incl. Brain), Parkinson's, Peter Dunlap-Shoh

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:166 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Fitness, medicine, Nervous System (Incl. Brain), Parkinson's, Peter Dunlap-Shoh ·
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What is a detective’s favorite fruit? Clue-berries.

Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast V07 Whodonut?: A Holiday Mystery by Josh Funk and Brendan Kearney

April 1, 2025 by BlackRaven 1 Comment

Josh Funk and Brendan Kearney had me at Miss Maple and lost me at gummy bugs! Okay, well, they didn’t lose me, just made me pause. But then they had me again at Elvis Parsley.  This seventh addition to the Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series, Whodonut?: A Holiday Mystery is a fun, cute and different holiday story. While the “Who Dun-it” aspect and the idea of the last book in a series is not new, the way Funk and Kearney presents things is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: action, adventure, Brendan Kearney, celebrations, friendship, holidays, Josh Funk, Josh Funk and Brendan Kearney, Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:165 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: action, adventure, Brendan Kearney, celebrations, friendship, holidays, Josh Funk, Josh Funk and Brendan Kearney, Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast ·
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