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What do a hippo, worm, lightbulb and a dinosaur have in common? Their books are mentioned in this review!

The Secret Rhino Society by Jonathan E. Jacobs

The Legend of King Arthur-A-Tops by Mo O’Hara

February 5, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was in a bit of a reading slump but realized that it was because I was not reading the right books. I was trying to read novels and was in the mindset for picture books. Those fun, clever little gems that takes a few minutes to read, but you feel accomplished after. After all, think of the child just reading; they cannot do War and Peace, but when they read a book of a few dozen pages, a few hundred words or so, and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Andrew Joyner, animals, dinosaurs, Jonathan E. Jacobs, legends, Mo O’Hara, Samantha Cotterill, social issues

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:68 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Andrew Joyner, animals, dinosaurs, Jonathan E. Jacobs, legends, Mo O’Hara, Samantha Cotterill, social issues ·
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He is powered by PLAY!

Unstoppable Me by Susan Vere

July 30, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Susan Vere has created an extremely modern in style, wording and feelings story in Unstoppable Me. One of the few classically stereotypical elements, is the fact our young narrator has both the Mother/Father dynamic.  However, they are an only child, therefore bringing the dynamic back into a more modern theme. Andrew Joyner has created some amazingly bright illustrations. They, paired with fun, beginning reader text, allows the young listener and the early reader having access to a story they can both enjoy listening to, looking […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Andrew Joyner, Play, Susan Vere

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:290 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Andrew Joyner, Play, Susan Vere ·
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