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The Picture Book Graphic Novel Read

Author vs. Illustrator by Bob Lentz and Donald Lemke

The Unlucky Kid by Bob Holt

Like Lava in My Veins by Derrick Barnes

May 2, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

There is a new genre, (or at least newish to me) that I call “Picture Book Graphic Novel.”  I am sure there are others out there, but I have recently found three within a few weeks of each other. This means that the graphic novel panel format is done in the larger, traditional sized picture book and aimed at the picture book crowd, but can allow the older reader access as well. The first two were read via online reader’s copies and the last in […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Poetry Tagged With: Action & Adventure, African American & Black, art, Bob Holt, Bob Lentz, Bob Lentz and Donald Lemke, Books, Concepts, Derrick Barnes, Donald Lemke, Emotions & Feelings, friendship, Optimism, resilience, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Shawn Martinbrough, Social Themes, superheroes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:195 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Poetry · Tags: Action & Adventure, African American & Black, art, Bob Holt, Bob Lentz, Bob Lentz and Donald Lemke, Books, Concepts, Derrick Barnes, Donald Lemke, Emotions & Feelings, friendship, Optimism, resilience, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Shawn Martinbrough, Social Themes, superheroes ·
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I like my jacket too

The Red Jacket by Bob Holt

July 6, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

In my I Read This journal, I write down the titles and authors/illustrators of picture books I have read. And today I read The Red Jacket. I will also put a note next to it saying, I do not need this book anymore, but you just might. What I mean is, we follow a duck walking past everyone, being ignored, until he finds a bird with a fabulous red jacket. And the bird asks the duck, “Do you want a red jacket?” Why would they […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health Tagged With: animals, birds, Bob Holt, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:483 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health · Tags: animals, birds, Bob Holt, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes ·
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