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Old and New Traditions

Just Us by Molly Beth Griffin

March 21, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am one of those people who do not like change. Unless it’s when I get money back from a purchase that I have made. Seriously, though, change can be hard for people and children especially. And especially when it has become a tradition filled with pleasant memories, good feelings and food (I do like food).  Molly Beth Griffin’s Just Us shows how when something changes, it can also be a good thing, just different. The narrator of the story is upset that the winter […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Alternative Family, Anait Semirdzhyan, cousins, Emotions & Feelings, family, Holidays & Celebrations, Molly Beth Griffin, siblings, Social Themes, Thanksgiving

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:114 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health · Tags: Alternative Family, Anait Semirdzhyan, cousins, Emotions & Feelings, family, Holidays & Celebrations, Molly Beth Griffin, siblings, Social Themes, Thanksgiving ·
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A berry-colored world

My Own World by Mike Holmes

March 7, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Some Spoilers below:  I was not sure what I expected with My Own World, but this is an odd book. I am not sure if author Mike Holmes is basing it off of their own experiences, or if it is a universal story about the misfit and how he tries to overcome things.  If you are a 10-to-14-year-old, you might take it at face value: a boy finds/creates a magic world to hide in. It is a world where he is in charge (unlike his […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: bullying, coming-of-age, Emotions & Feelings, family, friendship, Illness, imagination, loneliness, mike holmes, siblings, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:89 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: bullying, coming-of-age, Emotions & Feelings, family, friendship, Illness, imagination, loneliness, mike holmes, siblings, Social Themes ·
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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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Don’t read unless you want an ugly cry, but you should read it because it is SO lovely but it’s sad…..so bring LOTS of tissues.

The Yellow Bus by Loren Long

January 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR16SweetChallenge  #Binge  (Because if I hadn’t been at work I would have had a binge cry fest! Then read it a couple more times, cried again…. which I will be reading this a lot…. so reading binge later) There are several things that I can dislike about books. I do not like a “preachy” story, nor do I like one too long or too short. I am not a fan of poor writing or poor editing. And I really do not like it when a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry Tagged With: art, buses, CBR16SweetChallenge, Emotions & Feelings, Loren Long, passing of time, school, Social Themes, Transportation

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:37 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry · Tags: art, buses, CBR16SweetChallenge, Emotions & Feelings, Loren Long, passing of time, school, Social Themes, Transportation ·
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Stay afloat.

The Wave by Tyler Charlton

December 22, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have been debating whether I should start the next Cannonball (no way I can finish it) or leave my current count at an “odd” number? (I like “boxed numbers” ending in zero or 5. Otherwise it looks “odd” to me). But The Wave answered that for me. I knew I had to tell you about this book right now. Tyler Charlton (author and illustrator) of this picture book (available, but I read via an online reader copy) made something that is very emotional, strong, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: children's health, Depression, Emotions & Feelings, Social Themes, Tyler Charlton

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:885 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: children's health, Depression, Emotions & Feelings, Social Themes, Tyler Charlton ·
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Get cozy, this is a long butt review!

C is for Coven: A Witchcraft Alphabet Book by Andrea Stein

Flora & the First Day of Spring: A Wheel of the Year Book by Kathleen Converse

What Witches Wear by Andrea Stein

Sunday the Sea Witch by Andrea Stein

November 29, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

After reading Luke & the Longest Night: A Wheel of the Year Book I found more Moon Dust Press titles to read. I am not pagan or an earth-centered person/witch, or into wicca, but I do find it interesting and wish to know more about the subjects. Therefore, my local library was kind enough to find four more titles for me to read. The first book the publisher released in 2020 was C is for Coven: A Witchcraft Alphabet Book by Andrea Stein. It is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Alphabet, Andrea Stein, Cayce Matteoli, celebrations, Concepts, Emotions & Feelings, Hanna Sultanova, Kathleen Converse, magic, Moon Dust Press, Science & Nature, seasons, Social Theme, spring, Taylor Barron, witchcraft

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:836 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: Alphabet, Andrea Stein, Cayce Matteoli, celebrations, Concepts, Emotions & Feelings, Hanna Sultanova, Kathleen Converse, magic, Moon Dust Press, Science & Nature, seasons, Social Theme, spring, Taylor Barron, witchcraft ·
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