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Theme of the day: Crazy and pets.

Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty

Latke, the Lucky Dog by Ellen Fischer

December 9, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Bathe the Cat is a love it or not book. And it all depends on what you think of insanity and a very naughty cat. One of the dads of the story wants everyone to clean up as Grandma is coming soon. But even though he has a very put together list of chores posted, the cat (who is on the list as the recipient of a bath) decides to mix things up and mayhem ensues to the point of sweeping the fish, mopping the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Alice B. McGinty, Alternative Family, animals, David Roberts, Ellen Fischer, family, glbtq, Hanukkah, Pets, Tiphanie Beeke

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:594 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Alice B. McGinty, Alternative Family, animals, David Roberts, Ellen Fischer, family, glbtq, Hanukkah, Pets, Tiphanie Beeke ·
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Two books, two ways of telling the same story

Ocean! Waves for All by Stacy McAnulty

The Sea Knows by Alice B. McGinty

July 8, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr12bingo How-To How does a person who likes children’s books find a “how-to book” that is not dull or confusing? I have found several “how to” books or even science or craft kits, and thought, “I’m college educated, and I have no idea what is going on here, how is a kid supposed to figure it out?” But I put my thinking cap on and while waiting for those few minutes at the end of the day to go by (that 10 minutes you can’t […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Alan B. Havis, Alice B. McGinty, cbr12bingo, David Litchfield, Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans/Lakes.Etc.), Marine Life, ocean/sea, Oceanography, Opposites, Rhyme, Science & Nature, Stacy McAnulty, Stephanie Laberis

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:230 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: Alan B. Havis, Alice B. McGinty, cbr12bingo, David Litchfield, Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans/Lakes.Etc.), Marine Life, ocean/sea, Oceanography, Opposites, Rhyme, Science & Nature, Stacy McAnulty, Stephanie Laberis ·
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