Comedy/Humor – Page 344 – Cannonball Read 17

When you prank the Tooth Fairy you get more than a quarter

How to Trick the Tooth Fairy by Danielle Russell

August 28, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Jennifer Hansen Rolli has some fun illustrations in her and Erin Danielle Russell’s How to Trick the Tooth Fairy. However, the actual story of playing tricks on people is not my thing. Most of the tricks that Kaylee plays (such as using dog toothpaste as the creamy center to a chocolate sandwich cookie and putting marbles on the floor in front of the fireplace during Christmas) on her friends and family seem downright mean. But again, I have never been a prankster person. Therefore, when […]

This is Halloween (or at least a Pumpkin Patch)

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell

August 28, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I know of Rainbow Rowell, but do not think I have read them (maybe a short story). I know that if you want a good book you cannot really go wrong with Rowell. But I was not familiar with Faith Erin Hicks (though I will be looking into them). And as a First Second book? Well they really cannot do wrong in my eyes. Therefore, perhaps I expected too much out of this. Yet, I will say, even with the few “holes” for me, I […]

One is silver, the other is gold.

Best Friends by Shannon Hale

August 28, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Best Friends is Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham’s second relatable for the 10 and up crowd graphic novel. Adults can see themselves, too (then and now) in this book about being a sixth grader where when you think you have it figured out, everything changes. Again. A fast-paced story takes Shannon and her friends through the trials of growing up. The year is 1985 but it could be anytime. Friendships change, boys are no longer “off limits” for friends, you still only play with the […]

Hang Ten and save the day

Moby Shinobi and Toby, Too V01 Surf's Up by Luke Flowers

August 27, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Back a few reviews I mentioned rhyming ninjas, and here we are finally speaking of rhyming ninjas (I thought I would try and be cute and do a rhyme but trying to rhyme ninja on the fly was not happening). Here we have a cozy, early reader by Luke Flowers and his series Moby Shinobi and Toby, Too. The first addition to the series is Surf’s Up. It is part of the Acorn Book series that helps with reading on variety of levels. Mostly, they […]

Unicorn Diaries are similar to yours….maybe

Bo's Magical New Friend: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #1) by Rebecca Elliott

August 27, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Bo’s Magical New Friend: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #1) by Rebecca Elliott is super sugary sweet, but a fun unicorn story about friendship. As an adult, I could feel my brain relax into a nice mush. I liked this book not so much for the art as it is way too abstract in the sense colors and shapes are really out there, of course you know that is a rabbit/that is a unicorn/that is a troll, but they are child like in nature, almost too bloody […]

Lucky Bunnies Make Good Friends, but not the best short novel

Lucky Bunnies #1 Sky’s Surprise by Catherine Coe

August 27, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

There really is nothing wrong with a book that tends to lean towards the more “sweet side.” Sometimes you have a reader who likes pinks and glitter and sparkly sneezes and unicorns and bunnies and rhyming ninjas. But when it becomes too syrupy and cliché of a story, that is when issues set in. Catherine Coe and Chie Boyd have created that with Lucky Bunnies #1 Sky’s Surprise. My copy of Sky was a reader copy with no internal illustrations, therefore, I can only mention […]

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