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The nature of a boy

Pansy Boy by Paul Harfleet

April 3, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The theme of Pansy Boy is familiar, but the presentation is new. The artwork is unusual and classical. The “ugly” and “beauty” (the ugly of the hateful things that are said, and the beauty of the young boy, the birds, and the flowers) are shown in fresh ways to move things along. Paul Harfleet made an experience book. The rhyming aspect could work for some people, but sometimes it took me out of the moment. The overall theme of things is bullying because the main […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Poetry Tagged With: animals, birds, bullying, classmates, Flowers & Plants, LGBTQ, Paul Harfleet, school, Science & Nature, self-esteem, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:134 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Poetry · Tags: animals, birds, bullying, classmates, Flowers & Plants, LGBTQ, Paul Harfleet, school, Science & Nature, self-esteem, Social Themes ·
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The Who, What, Where, When, Why and How of Pooping! (But classy)

Ooo…Poo! by Elliot Kreloff

March 21, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Everyone poops! In the ocean, on land and even the sky (WATCH OUT!) and in this book, Ooo…Poo! You see written at an easy reading and understanding level, the different types and words, for it. It starts off with the end pages giving you a um…colorful…. bunch of words (feces) for the thing some call poo. Then we go farther along in the book by Elliot Kreloff (who looks like they enjoy the scoop on poop and really want to share with you) we see […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animals, Body, Concepts, Elliot Kreloff, Health & Daily Living, Science & Nature, Toilet Training

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:110 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: animals, Body, Concepts, Elliot Kreloff, Health & Daily Living, Science & Nature, Toilet Training ·
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My addition is being feed with books to read

Hello Face by Aya Khalil

Can You Find Doug’s Dog? by Jane Caston

Firefly Galaxy by Sarah Nelson

March 15, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My bookdealer came through for me again. This time I had around a half dozen finished, real life, copies of titles (though all are officially due April 2024).  I will start with Hello Body! Hello Face! (or Hello Face! Hello Body! I’ve seen it both ways) as it was the one that slipped out of the package first, and since I had a few minutes, read first. However, the rest were longer, and as I was at work, wait I must!  Hello Face by Aya […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, Aya Khalil, Concepts, Estrellita Caracol, family, human body, Jane Caston, nature, Sarah Nelson, science

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:105 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, Aya Khalil, Concepts, Estrellita Caracol, family, human body, Jane Caston, nature, Sarah Nelson, science ·
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Breathtaking, thoughtful

Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto

March 15, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was hanging out in a vehicle, waiting for the driver to come out of the grocery store. I had a few books with me and decided to pick the biggest one up (well, longest physically/horizontally) as the sun was hitting me right in the eyes and thought maybe it would block things. It mostly did, as it was (as I said) horizontal and not the usual vertical style. And what this book turned into was not just a poor woman’s sunshade, but one of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Young Adult Tagged With: animals, family, Forests and forestry, friendship, grief, Kengo Kurimoto, nature, Social Themes, Trees & Forests

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:100 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Young Adult · Tags: animals, family, Forests and forestry, friendship, grief, Kengo Kurimoto, nature, Social Themes, Trees & Forests ·
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Lion, the deer, and it’s family

Missing You by Phellip Willian

March 1, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you see a cute cover like Missing You has you might think you are getting one thing. A cute story about….Something cute. If it was going to be “heavier” as the word missing implies,  I assumed maybe it was about a friend who moved away, or a friend/family member who lives a long way off, or even something a bit more serious like a grandparent who passed away but not overly “intense” or “deep” to read about. I did not expect to have Phellip […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health Tagged With: animals, Death, Deer, Emotions & Feelings, Fabio Ramos, family, friendship, Melissa Garabeli, mothers, Phellip Willian, siblings, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:66 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health · Tags: animals, Death, Deer, Emotions & Feelings, Fabio Ramos, family, friendship, Melissa Garabeli, mothers, Phellip Willian, siblings, Social Themes ·
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Outside of their comfort zone

Haru: Book 1: Spring by Joe Latham

February 9, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Haru: Book 1: Spring by Joe Latham is a fantasy story with the fantasy elements of adventure. There is a ghost mother, a cursed artifact, and magical and magical-like situations. We also have a coming of age aspect with the bullying Haru faces at school. Then there is the character The Dark. It is creepy AF. But also, due to the way Latham has created it, it can be seductive, or at least is (pick one or all that fit), beautiful, romantic, dark, scary, creepy, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery Tagged With: animals, bullying, coming-of-age, family, friendship, Joe Latham, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:60 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery · Tags: animals, bullying, coming-of-age, family, friendship, Joe Latham, Social Themes ·
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