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Don’t pick your nose, pick a book

Got Your Nose! by Alan Katz

December 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Let’s get it out of the way: If I had to pick a nose (book), I would pick this one. I can’t catch my nose, it’s too runny. I hope I don’t blow this review. Alan Katz did similar and a few more jokes inside the pages of Got Your Nose! The “you’re never too old for silly fun” is the center of the tale. When Becky’s grandfather Max makes a surprise visit, they sing and play music and end up on a surprise adventure: […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: Alan Katz, Alex Willan, family, grandfathers, grandparents, Imagination & Play, Multigenerational

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:637 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: Alan Katz, Alex Willan, family, grandfathers, grandparents, Imagination & Play, Multigenerational ·
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Who needs a yeti?

Yetis Are the Worst! by Alex Willan

November 7, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Gilbert the Goblin is convinced yetis are not nearly as mysterious as they seem, and sets off to find one to prove once and for all that Goblins are just as cool and mysterious as the elusive yeti. (Directly stolen, I mean borrowed, from the publisher description). And you get a funny journey when Gilbert tries to do this in Yetis Are the Worst! by Alex Willan. In the same pattern as their Unicorns Are the Worst and Dragons Are the Worst, your child will […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Alex Willan, goblins, monsters, Mythical, yetis

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:550 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Alex Willan, goblins, monsters, Mythical, yetis ·
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