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A brother and sister made of wood

The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld

October 13, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

At first, I thought The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess would be a “girl power” story. The fact the featured inventor of the story was female, hinted at that. And of course, the witch is also female. But later, I felt this book was a bit chauvinist with the Log Princess just forgiving her Wooden Robot brother very easily for the (understandable) mistake he has made. Yes, we make mistakes, and forgiveness is good, but it was the tone that was of putting. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Brothers and sisters, Fairy Tales, folklore, Legends & Mythology, Tom Gauld

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:340 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Brothers and sisters, Fairy Tales, folklore, Legends & Mythology, Tom Gauld ·
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Beyond the Himalaya Mountains

A Girl in the Himalayas by David Jesus Vignolli

October 12, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Environmental issues and man’s greed, pain, actions, and fear are countered by a young girl, Vijaya, and her new family and new friends of the other realm in this graphic novel. A Girl in the Himalayas has a unique feel. At first you get the feeling of the scene in the animated Disney move, Mulan, when the village was attacked, and the doll of the little girl is found. You then get a feeling of a child who has been orphaned and is raised by […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: David Jesus Vignolli, enviornment, Ethnic Orientation |, Fairy Tales, family, folklore, friendship, Himalaya Mountains, Imaginary places, Legends & Mythology

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:307 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: David Jesus Vignolli, enviornment, Ethnic Orientation |, Fairy Tales, family, folklore, friendship, Himalaya Mountains, Imaginary places, Legends & Mythology ·
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But she can’t help it. It’s too much reality for an almost-eight-year-old.

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

August 18, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr13bingo Book Club I wanted to do a pure Bingo. Unfortunately, I could not get myself to read the book I picked, Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau (a choice of a book group that purchases their books via the bookstore I work at). Therefore, I went hunting for an “easy book club recommend” and found lots of books that just sounded hard. (I am not sure what they considered easy, but one list had several over 300 paged books on it.)  But, as we […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: cbr13bingo, coming-of-age, Fairy Tales, Fairy tales explaining reality, Fairy tales vs. reality, family, Fredrik Backman, friendship, grandmothers, Grandparent and child, imagination, individuality, Life change events

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:220 · Genres: Book Club, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: cbr13bingo, coming-of-age, Fairy Tales, Fairy tales explaining reality, Fairy tales vs. reality, family, Fredrik Backman, friendship, grandmothers, Grandparent and child, imagination, individuality, Life change events ·
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All the Names in the World!

Rumpelstiltskin by The Brothers Grimm

August 9, 2021 by esmemoria 2 Comments

CBR Bingo – Book Club. I saw this on the Cannon Book Club fairy tale list and decided to read one of the original fairytales. It’s been a long time! I’m sure we all know the tale, but here it is anyway! “Rumpelstiltskin” by the Brothers Grimm is about a little man who helps a beautiful young woman spin straw into gold for an avaricious king. In exchange, the man asks for a reward. For his final request, he demands the maiden give him her […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy Tagged With: cbr13bingo, Fairy Tales, The Brothers Grimm

esmemoria's CBR13 Review No:30 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy · Tags: cbr13bingo, Fairy Tales, The Brothers Grimm ·
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red cover of the book of lost things

“He will say less than he means, and conceal more than he reveals.”

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

July 20, 2021 by cosbrarian 1 Comment

Don’t loan me books. I am overwhelmed by them, and my guilt at holding onto your artifact will not affect my scattered method of attacking my TBR. I have had this book for twelve years. I am a bad book friend! But it was worth the wait? The Book of Lost Things is about David, a twelve-year-old in WWII-era England who has recently lost his mother.  His father remarries, and his new wife is kind, but David cannot help but resent her, and this resentment […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, alex award, Brothers Grimm, Fairy Tales, john connolly

cosbrarian's CBR13 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, alex award, Brothers Grimm, Fairy Tales, john connolly ·
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I have never loved garlic so much in my life!!!!!

Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen

July 16, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr13bingo The Wilds  This is one of the DARNDEST CUTEST BOOKS I HAVE READ THIS YEAR. I picked Garlic and the Vampire up July 13, 2021 and would have read the entire thing right then and there if I had not been at work.  I had read a bit about it and thought it sounded cute but was hoping it would live up to the hype of the pre-publication reviews, the promotions, and the fact it just sounded so darn good (after all, hype something […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Bree Paulsen, cbr13bingo, Fairy Tales, folklore, friendship, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:199 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Bree Paulsen, cbr13bingo, Fairy Tales, folklore, friendship, Social Themes ·
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