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As Night Falls: Creatures That Go Wild After Dark by Donna Jo Napoli

July 14, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

What the H-E-DOUBLE-HOCKEY-STICKS is As Night Falls: Creatures That Go Wild After Dark? When I saw the cover and title, I was thinking it was a book about going to bed as the world around you wakes up. And it is that. Somewhat. It is how the little creatures go crazy and eat other things. And jump around. And basically, have a wild rumpus gone way wild. It is about the larger animals doing the same thing. And I was okay with Felicita Sala illustrating […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, Donna Jo Napoli, Felicita Sala, night time, science and nature

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:370 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, Donna Jo Napoli, Felicita Sala, night time, science and nature ·
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illustration of a mermaid by David Weisner

A romance-free twist on The Little Mermaid

Fish Girl by Donna Jo Napoli, David Wiesner

April 6, 2021 by cosbrarian 1 Comment

The Little Mermaid is one of my favorite fairy tales in all its forms. OG Andersen classic, the perfect Disney movie, and other adaptations as well (the musical Once on This Island stands out to me).  I’ve been back on a fairy tale kick these days (I run a series of comedic retellings of the original tales on TikTok) so I picked up this graphic novel for a quick read, and it’s very sweet! If you are unfamiliar with David Wiesner’s work, he is a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: David Wiesner, Donna Jo Napoli, Donna Jo Napoli, David Wiesner, Fairy Tales, Graphic Novel, kid lit, mermaids, the little mermaid

cosbrarian's CBR13 Review No:4 · Genres: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: David Wiesner, Donna Jo Napoli, Donna Jo Napoli, David Wiesner, Fairy Tales, Graphic Novel, kid lit, mermaids, the little mermaid ·
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Fish Girl

May 3, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

First you wonder: Is she real? Then you realize she is. But do the people who come and see the “fish girl” in the show on the boardwalk believe it? Second, you wonder will she be able to escape? And finally, you realize Donna Jo Napoli and David Wiesner are both geniuses. Napoli and Wiesner have created a coming-of-age tale with a tail. She is a real mermaid. The man who claims to be her father, has her in his ocean show and will do […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, David Wiesner, Donna Jo Napoli, environmental, Graphic Novel

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:109 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, David Wiesner, Donna Jo Napoli, environmental, Graphic Novel ·
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