Eda Kaban – Cannonball Read 17

A three for one deal

Kind Like Marsha: Learning from LGBTQ+ Leaders by Sarah Prager

Cinderelliot: A Scrumptious Fairytale by Mark Ceilley and Rachel Smoka-Richardson

Dolls and Trucks Are for Everyone by Robb Pearlman (

May 16, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

These titles, Kind Like Marsha: Learning from LGBTQ+ Leaders by Sarah Prager (and illustrated by Cheryl Thuesday), Cinderelliot: A Scrumptious Fairytale by Mark Ceilley and Rachel Smoka-Richardson (illustrated by Stephanie Laberis) and Dolls and Trucks Are for Everyone by Robb Pearlman (illustrated by Eda Kaban) are the perfect trio. Each one different, but each dealing with the themes of GLBTQ+ movers and shakers, being yourself and the “should” and “should nots” when it comes to toys, games, playing and more. They are clever, but not […]

Theme: Groovy books

The World Below the Brine by Walt Whitman

Kick Push by Frank Morrison

Dolls and Trucks Are for Everyone by Robb Pearlman

We Are Better Together by Bill McKibben

September 24, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Picture books are one of my favorite genres as you can read something and then say, “I READ that book!” Okay, so it is only 45-50 pages, but you accomplished something. And these below titles are ones that you should feel proud of accomplishing. The World Below the Brine by Walt Whitman is the poet’s work about the day and the world around him. The art of James Christopher Carroll is what makes this book worth the time. Sure, you can read a poem by […]

Books by the gal who would rather write books for kids than make a fancy pants website

The New Kid Has Fleas by Ame Dyckman

Tiny Barbarian by Ame Dyckman

September 3, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While I will not say Ame Dyckman is one of my favorite authors (mostly as I have not read everything and will leave designation for when I have), I will say she is up there. And I will say she is one of my favorite people I have never actually met. I have had interactions with her on Twitter, read several books and found her funny. Granted, you might not say, “Oh that’s an Ame book” while reading/after reading, but her humorous tone is similar […]

An Old theme told again

July 31, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Pink Is for Boys has a theme (all colors are for everyone as well as flowers, rainbows, etc.) that is obvious from the time you look at the cover of the book. You see both a boy and girl painting with all the colors, and of course, pink is being colored by the boy and blue by the girl. By the end of the book the theme has become almost repetitive. The illustrations are nice and simple but have details, too. What you need […]

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