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I am a Professional Book Pusher. Reading is a passion, as is writing, bragging about nephews, and alligator wrestling. My first year participating was 2018. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: BlackRaven's Quick Questions interview.)

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Elephant & Piggie Like Reading, Do you?

May 16, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The author behind the Elephant and Piggie books and the Pigeon of driving a bus fame books, (Mo Willems) has created a beginning reader series, Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! Each one is illustrated by a different popular children’s illustrator. Each book is a book that Elephant and Piggie are reading and not them as the main characters. One of those books is The Itchy Book! With the text by Willems (in his signature style) and the illustrations by Leuyen Pham this new series keeps […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Bryan Collier, Charise Meride Harper, Dan Santat, Laurie Keller, LeUyen Pham, Mo Willems

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:149 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Bryan Collier, Charise Meride Harper, Dan Santat, Laurie Keller, LeUyen Pham, Mo Willems ·
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First Star

May 15, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

First Star: A Bear and Mole Story is the fifth adventure of Bear and Mole. The relationship between these two friends is like Frog and Toad or Morris and Boris: a little awkward at times, little frustrating at times, but they always care about each other. Sometimes a parent and child relationship takes form as well. With Bear the parent/teacher and Mole the child/learning. This time Bear and Mole have decided that they will hike up to Camp Tiptop and stay the night. They pick […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Will Hillenbrand

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:144 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Will Hillenbrand ·
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Moon and You

May 15, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Hello to You, Moon, Sally Morgan, Sonny Day and Biddy Maroney have made a book for you. As Sara O’Leary and Ashley Crowley have made a book for The Boy and the Blue Moon. And as Alison Oliver made a book for a girl called Moon. And my theme is books about the moon (if you have not guessed). Hello to You Moon by Morgan is a simple book about animals saying hello or goodnight (as the case might be) to the moon. The delightful […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Alison Oliver, Ashley Crowley, Biddy Maroney, Sally Morgan, Sara O’Leary, Sonny Day

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:143 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Alison Oliver, Ashley Crowley, Biddy Maroney, Sally Morgan, Sara O’Leary, Sonny Day ·
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Monsters Count and Say Their ABCs

May 15, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

It is not often that I say, “This is the best book ever.” And with Monster ABC by Kyle Sullivan and Derek Sullivan this is one of the best Halloween alphabet board books I have read in a while. And Hush Now, Banshee!: A Not-So-Quiet Counting Book also by the Sullivan’s is a close second. They are alphabet and counting books, however, with a more adult tone. The child will enjoy that H is for the Hobgoblin that smells like a fart (and of course, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Derek Sullivan, Kyle Sullivan

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:140 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: Derek Sullivan, Kyle Sullivan ·
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When Box meets Circle

May 14, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Pixar animator Aaron Harline has created a book that is about an unlikely friendship between a square and circle. Neither of them can find common ground, until they realize if they combine what they like best, then best friends they can be! Even with a few bumps and owws along the way. Harline has worked on the Pixar films, Up, Toy Story 3 and Inside Out. But this did not happen overnight. His afterwards that explains his journey getting to do the thing he wanted […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Aaron Hartline, Pixar

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:138 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Aaron Hartline, Pixar ·
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The Life and Times of Ruth

May 14, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have had the pleasure of reading two different books about Ruth Bader Ginsburg. While they cover the same territory (the life of Ginsburg), they tell it in two different ways. No Truth Without Ruth: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Kathleen Krull and Nancy Zhang and I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley are introductions to a woman who fought for the rights first of herself, then for women and finally equal rights for both woman […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Debbie Levy, Elizabeth Baddeley, Kathleen Krull, Nancy Zhang

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:137 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: Debbie Levy, Elizabeth Baddeley, Kathleen Krull, Nancy Zhang ·
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