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Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene don’t stop helping the bees, hunny!

Green Jolene and the Backyard Bees by Wendy Mass

November 25, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Green Jolene and the Backyard Bees is written by an author I have enjoyed reading over the years. This author is Wendy Mass. And while they have had a few different ages and have written a few different genres, their more realistic stories are fun. And when Mass collaborates with illustrator Billy Yong you get an interesting combination of realistic story, art and modern feelings. Yet, there is also a classical, family friendly feeling as well. This mixture works for today’s readers aged at least […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health Tagged With: activism, animals, bees, Billy Yong, conservation, Environment, friendship, nature, pollinators, science, Social Themes, Wendy Mass

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:517 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health · Tags: activism, animals, bees, Billy Yong, conservation, Environment, friendship, nature, pollinators, science, Social Themes, Wendy Mass ·
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“Love is sharing your popcorn.” —Charles Schultz

A Salwar Kameez for Ambika by Arti Pandey

Samina Goes to a Wedding: Celebrations from a Bangladeshi Marriage by Farida Zaman

November 20, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Somedays I think I must be one of the top 100 romantic skeptics. I mean, I love a good happily ever after, but I’m also the person who, when I see a public proposal, I’m the one saying, “Just say no! But if you do, get a good prenup!”  So when I recently found two picture books about weddings as online reader copies, I almost passed them by. I mean, I’m all for a wedding (I mean let me eat cake) but reading about them? […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance Tagged With: Arti Pandey, Asian American & Pacific Islander, Avneet Sandhu, Bangladesh, culture, Farida Zaman, holidays & celbrations, India, new experinces, traditions, weddings

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:515 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance · Tags: Arti Pandey, Asian American & Pacific Islander, Avneet Sandhu, Bangladesh, culture, Farida Zaman, holidays & celbrations, India, new experinces, traditions, weddings ·
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Book images came from the interweb, but I like them so used them so thanks to who posted

My Heart Speaks Kriolu by Stefanie Foster Brown and Keisha Morris

Piccolo by Dan Yaccarino

November 19, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

For this review I am going to combine My Heart Speaks Kriolu by Stefanie Foster Brown and Keisha Morris, and the title Piccolo by Dan Yaccarino. Both are currently available but were read via an online reader. This combination is not because of their themes being alike. Or even their place being mentioned, but because they have a nice “other” to them while staying familiar.  both books are good books if you want something that will not be a surprise in theme, but is presented […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Religion Tagged With: Dan Yaccarino, family, friendship, Keisha Morris, language, Stefanie Foster Brown, Stefanie Foster Brown and Keisha Morris

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:510 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Religion · Tags: Dan Yaccarino, family, friendship, Keisha Morris, language, Stefanie Foster Brown, Stefanie Foster Brown and Keisha Morris ·
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What can a potato do?

Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert by Sara Andrea Fajardo and Juana Martinez-Neal

October 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

As with several books I was not going to read, Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa: Join the Quest with Peru’s Famed Scientist and Potato Expert by Sara Andrea Fajardo and Juana Martinez-Neal (illustrator) was one of them, but it eventually found its way to my TBR pile as it was on a Best of 2025 Picture Book list. This was the final sign that told me I probably should read it. I was still nervous as when a book gets that hyped […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Agriculture |, Alberto Salas, Caribbean & Latin America, ecosystmes, environamental, Juana Martinez-Neal, nature, peru, Sara Andrea Fajardo, Sara Andrea Fajardo and Juana Martinez-Neal, science, scientist, south america

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:480 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Agriculture |, Alberto Salas, Caribbean & Latin America, ecosystmes, environamental, Juana Martinez-Neal, nature, peru, Sara Andrea Fajardo, Sara Andrea Fajardo and Juana Martinez-Neal, science, scientist, south america ·
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Marriage is just for the tax benifits and other life lessons

Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed? by Liz Prince

Delayed Replays by Liz Prince

Look Back and Laugh by Liz Prince

October 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A while back I read the graphic novel, Tomboy by Liz Prince. It was a fun memoir about being a kid that made me wonder about adult Liz. Who is she now? Or at least when her works were published. I found 2018 as the most recent autobiographical work, 2023 for Science Comics: Frogs: Awesome Amphibians (from First Second) and Adventure Time Compendium Vol. 1 in 2024 with other contributors.  Adult Liz is not much different than kid Liz. A bit awkward, weird, funny, has […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Short Stories Tagged With: literary, Liz Prince, Mental Health, Relationships, Social Themes, Women cartoonists

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:468 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Short Stories · Tags: literary, Liz Prince, Mental Health, Relationships, Social Themes, Women cartoonists ·
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Rooting out the truth

I Am Not Boring: The True-Life Story of a Log by Lena Podesta

October 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Honestly, I don’t know about you but if I see a brown thing (yeah, went there too, but realized it was a log) in cartoon form I tend to look at it and assume I will not be interested in it. And even with the words NOT and BORING that still would not grab my attention. However, for some odd reason I decided to pick up I Am Not Boring: The True-Life Story of a Log by Lena Podesta (due late May 2026) in an […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: forest, Lena Podesta, Science & Nature, Social Themes, Trees

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:463 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: forest, Lena Podesta, Science & Nature, Social Themes, Trees ·
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