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It Feels Good to Be Yourself: says it all

It Feels Good to Be Yourself by Theresa Thorn

March 26, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book about Gender Identity is coming in May 2019 and I can already see it on every banned and challenged list out there. This book is not going to change your feelings on the subject, but it might give you a new or expanded language to use. Also, due to the accessibility of the text to children, it helped explain a few terms I was still unsure of their meaning. Therefore, this introduction to this subject can span […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Body, Gender nonconformity, Juvenile Nonfiction, Noah Grigni, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Topics, Theresa Thorn

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:89 · Genres: Children's Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Body, Gender nonconformity, Juvenile Nonfiction, Noah Grigni, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Topics, Theresa Thorn ·
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Won’t you please Won’t you please Please won’t you be my neighbor?

December 4, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Fred McFeely Rogers was a staple in multiple children’s lives in two countries. In A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers we have 75 songs from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and The Children’s Corner. Luke Flowers and his illustrations bring to life the characters from our childhood, our children’s childhood and perhaps even our grandchildren’s childhood. Rogers was a man who loved children, spoke up before it was “cool” to stand up what was right, and he even testified before congress to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Emotions & Feelings, fred rogers, Luke Flowers, Mr. Rogers, Social Topics

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:442 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Emotions & Feelings, fred rogers, Luke Flowers, Mr. Rogers, Social Topics ·
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Halt! Who Goes there? Friends or Foes…?

August 2, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you read advanced reader copies you should be careful about three things: will the text change (therefore, be careful when quoting); will the cover art change and finally will the title change. Friends and Foes: Poems About Us All has at least two of these. It has the change in name and cover image (though I am keeping the image of the F&G as I liked how it came out!) Douglas Florian is a poet known for being deliciously fun, whimsical and quirky. Some […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Douglas Florian, friendship, Social Topics

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:293 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Douglas Florian, friendship, Social Topics ·
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Jarrett’s Family

July 30, 2018 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

Hey Kiddo, I have a graphic novel for you. It is a powerful memoir by author and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka. While the action is not in a traditional story format, you are given the right amounts of information, action, illustration and imagination to help you see how one person became the world-known creator of the Lunch Lady series (among many other fun titles). The format of the graphic novel is a unique (but perfect) way of showing how Krosoczka grew up with a heroin addicted […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: art, family, Jarrett Krosoczka, Social Topics

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:285 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: art, family, Jarrett Krosoczka, Social Topics ·
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