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Dragonboy is here to play

Dragonboy #01 by Fabio Napoleoni

Dragonboy and the Wonderful Night #02 by Fabio Napoleoni

March 17, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Dragonboy #01 by Fabio Napoleoni and Dragonboy and the Wonderful Night (Dragonboy #02) also by Napoleoni found their way to by reading list. My first thought was, this looks a little like No, David! by David Shannon, only cuter. But it turned out to be nothing like that at all. Not only is it cuter, with a more realistic, but still cartoon like, atmosphere to the artwork it is nicer overall. The colors are not bold or hard, and yet, not overly soft, and muted. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Fabio Napoleoni, friendship, imagination, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:102 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Fabio Napoleoni, friendship, imagination, Social Themes ·
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Before I grow up I want to read all the books in the world!

Before I Grew Up by John Miller

The Snail with the Right Heart: A True Story by Maria Popova

February 4, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Picture book time! The roundup of two different but equally marvelous books are below. They are for all ages, but best for the older (at least five and up) child, but adults please note that these two books are a must read for you. Maybe you will not learn something (though the second does have a bit of gender commentary) but you should find something to be in awe over. The artwork alone is worth the price of admission! Before I Grew Up has some […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: art, Giuliano Cucco, imagination, John Miller, Maria Popova, nature, Ping Zhu, science

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:51 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: art, Giuliano Cucco, imagination, John Miller, Maria Popova, nature, Ping Zhu, science ·
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Two two word title books you need

My Key by Amal

Our Table by Peter Reynolds

November 10, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

It is picture book time again with new ones coming left and right. I was able to find several new ones that are going to be huge hits this holiday season. The first is an award winner, My Key by Amal and the second is classic Peter Reynolds and will be getting fame (and hopefully fortune) as well. My Key by Amal is one of the 2020 Key Colors Awards Winners from Clavis. While the flow of the story was a bit choppy for me, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Amal, family, imagination, Peter Reynolds, social situation

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:373 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: Amal, family, imagination, Peter Reynolds, social situation ·
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Kip is a quiet girl in a loud city and now now her fun pencil eraser is talking to her.

The Odds by Matt Stanton

August 24, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When the imagination goes wild, it goes really wild for Kip in this 8- to 10-year-old reader graphic novel called The Odds. In this first volume of a new series by Matt Stanton, lives up to its name, The Odds. Kip, our main character, wakes up one morning to see several characters from her dad’s game from his phone, from the television, from her books, a dinosaur her dreams/nightmares, her dad’s comic character, the alien eraser from her pencil, plus a pink elephant that really […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: family, fathers and daughters, friendship, imagination, Matt Stanton, mothers, school, social situations, toys

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:253 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: family, fathers and daughters, friendship, imagination, Matt Stanton, mothers, school, social situations, toys ·
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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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Go Nutcracker! Go!

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King: The Graphic Novel by Natalie Andreson

February 22, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Having never read the original version of The Nutcracker, I only have various (mostly cartoon) movie imagery to reference. Therefore, I am not sure how close to the text in this book is to that original story. But The Nutcracker and the Mouse King: The Graphic Novel is a version that seems to follow what I know from the movies. Whether it is good, or close or something altogether other, that is up to the reader. Natalie Andreson has the basics of E. T. A. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: christmas, E.T.A. Hoffmann, family, folktale, imagination, Natalie Andreson, siblings, The Nutcracker, Uncles & Godfathers

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:92 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance · Tags: christmas, E.T.A. Hoffmann, family, folktale, imagination, Natalie Andreson, siblings, The Nutcracker, Uncles & Godfathers ·
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