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Coffee, unicorns and music

Shy Steve by Katerina Spaeth

Giddy Up, Unicorn! by Dani Gomez

Eloísa's Musical Window by Margarita Engle

August 29, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Picture books all around me. How many can I read? Well, I try to read all of them, but of course, it’s impossible. So, I do the best I humanly can to make sure I find the right one(s) for me. Then, I narrow it down to the ones I want to review. That is not as easy as it sounds. But I was able to find a few for this review. All were read via online reader copies. We can start with Shy Steve […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Dani Gomez, family, father & daughter, friendship, John Parra, Katerina Spaeth, Luisana Duarte Armendariz), Margarita Engle, mother & daughter, music, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:402 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health · Tags: Dani Gomez, family, father & daughter, friendship, John Parra, Katerina Spaeth, Luisana Duarte Armendariz), Margarita Engle, mother & daughter, music, Social Themes ·
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Rich language and culture

Spanish Is the Language of My Family by Michael Genhart

April 12, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I assumed that Spanish Is the Language of My Family would take the format of “this is my family, and we speak Spanish” and then a list of wonderful Spanish words such as an alphabet book might give or beginning Spanish words would be given. Well, we get the wonderful words, but also a bit more. There is a spelling bee and a history lesson on how many children (we will learn from the 1930s to 1960s) that were not allowed to speak Spanish outside […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History Tagged With: family, Hispanic & Latino, John Parra, language, Michael Genhart, Multigenerational, Social Themes, spanish, spelling bees

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:228 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History · Tags: family, Hispanic & Latino, John Parra, language, Michael Genhart, Multigenerational, Social Themes, spanish, spelling bees ·
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Father and son doing art

Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Son by John Parra

March 22, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Son by John Parra is a neat book. I was not sure what to expect, but it was not what I got. I really liked this book. It is sentimental and inspiring. And has lovely illustrations that are fun, cozy, and active. Parra’s story is based on his growing up in California and helping his father in his landscaping business. Parra’s young boy of the story observes the things around him. He notices people his […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: art, family, Fathers and sons, John Parra

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:117 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: art, family, Fathers and sons, John Parra ·
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Two women. Two powerhouses

The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne by  Lesa Cline-Ransome

Marie Curie and the Power of Persistence by Karla Valenti

January 28, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Another recent health issue caused me to have a few days off from work and I did some reading. I first picked up a few picture books as I figured I could concentrate on them. And except for one book, they were all not easy. The first two were about women of history. Women that we might not know about or know about, but not everything. The Power of Her Pen: The story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne by Lesa Cline-Ransome and John Parra is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Annalisa Beghell, Black History, John Parra, journalism, Karla Valenti, Lesa Cline-Ransome, Micaela Crespo Quesada., science, Women's History

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:47 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Annalisa Beghell, Black History, John Parra, journalism, Karla Valenti, Lesa Cline-Ransome, Micaela Crespo Quesada., science, Women's History ·
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