Cannonball Read 17

Silly ol’ book

How a Bear Became a Book: The Collaboration That Created Winnie-the-Pooh by Annette Bay Pimentel

October 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A clever ol' story about a clever and silly ol' bear is what you learn about in How a Bear Became a Book: The Collaboration That Created Winnie-the-Pooh. The pieces fit as if you're reading a Winnie the Pooh story, the illustrations as if reading a WTP book and they come together to make a modern … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:465 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, History, Poetry · Tags: #writing, a. a. milne, Annette Bay Pimentel, Books, Ernest Howard Shepard, Faith Pray, literary, pooh bear, winnie the pooh ·

Bear paws and pause

Bear by Himself by Geoffrey Hayes

October 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Bear by Himself was not something I wanted to read at first look at the online reader copy cover. But there was something about the Geoffrey Hayes book that kept me coming back to it. And, like many books that at first I am not really sure about, it turned out to be a pleasant experience. It is a … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:464 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: animals, bears, Geoffrey Hayes, Social Themes, solitude ·

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 … [Read more]

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 ·

Songs of Grandfather

Cassi and the House of Memories: A Graphic Novel by Dean Stuart

October 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sometimes I see a book and say to myself that it looks good, but for some reason say no thank you to actually reading. Then things happen and it keeps coming back to my attention. And finally one day I will say FINE I will read you. Sometimes I regret doing that, sometimes I do not. I am not sure … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:462 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: art, Dean Stuart, Depression, grandfathers, grandparents, memory disorders, Mental Health, music, Social Themes ·

The women poets of the Harlem Renaissance

Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes

October 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When a book has a good backstory, be it how it was made, inspired or the author themselves I usually enjoy that as much as the book. And when my personal journey is the backstory, well of course I love that! The backstory to how I found Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:461 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Short Stories, Young Adult · Tags: 1900-1950, African-American, golden shovel poems, harlem renaissance, Nikki Grimes, women poets ·

Parents! Whatcha gunna do?

The Schlemiel Kids Save the Moon by Audrey Barbakoff

October 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A year back the book The Schlemiel Kids Save the Moon by Audrey Barbakoff and illustrated by Rotem Teplow came out. I found it hidden in my online reader links, so I had the pleasure of reading it that way. When I finished reading I felt that it was a cozy, silly folktale, and the usual antics that … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:460 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: adaptations, Audrey Barbakoff, community, Fairy Tales, family, folk tleas, jewish, Rotem Teplow, siblings ·

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