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Be the Bus book cover. Pigeon wearing cardboard bus.

Be the funny

Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of the Pigeon. by Mo Willems

January 19, 2023 by BlackRaven 4 Comments

Have you found the word of The Pigeon? Have you taken The Pigeon into your soul and heart? And I do not mean just any ol’ pigeon, but the pigeon of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! If not, you need this handy-dandy little gem called Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of the Pigeon. Mo Willems is at his best when we get sage advice such as Let me be the first to say that everything has already been said. Or […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: American wit and humor, CBR15Passport, Mo Willems, Puns & Wordplay

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:52 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: American wit and humor, CBR15Passport, Mo Willems, Puns & Wordplay ·
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Candidly deals with… you name it

Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh

January 28, 2021 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

I admit, I was a bit of a snob when it came to Allie Brosh and their book Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened. Um…. That cover? It really looked like there was nothing I would relate to. It would be abstract humor that I could not enjoy. However, I was pleasantly surprised. As most people will agree, Brosh created something that is funny and good. I appreciated every part of it, yet still there were […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Allie Brosh, American wit and humor, Conduct of life, Personal Memoirs, Pictorial

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:48 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Allie Brosh, American wit and humor, Conduct of life, Personal Memoirs, Pictorial ·
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