Eric Barclay – Cannonball Read 17

G, B, C, D, E, F, A lets sing the alphabet today!

Alphabuddies: G is First by Beth Bacon and Karen Kane

May 9, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Okay. I am an alphabet girl. Numbers? Oh, they are nice, but I like letters. And I like the order they are in. Twenty-six letters all in their place. And if they are not there, well all heck will break out! Or will it? In Alphabuddies: G is First we learn how important each letter is and, in the long run, how it does not matter the order, just as long as you use each and every important one. Of course, it takes us, and […]

Take a look, it’s in a book (or five)

My America by Karen Katz

Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep: Baaad Hair Day by Eric Barclay

One More Hug by Megan Alexander

Roly Poly by Mem Fox

The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig

November 4, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

What do you do when you can’t write a review to fit your needed word count? You combine several together to let people know that there are some grand books out there, but trying to write over 200 words just is not going to happen with books only a 100 words themselves (if that). My America by Karen Katz: This is a nice book. It is cozy. It is sweet. It is comfortable. It talks about people from the POV of children. All (with one […]

Watching the sheep

Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep by Eric Barclay

August 22, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep reminded me of books I read before and liked. But there is the issue. The story has been told before. There is nothing really new to the “child does not realize what adults do for them” and “we need to watch out for each other” story. Eric Barclay does have a nice story, however. It is just. Happy. Cozy. You know the “Good Guys” win and the “Bad Guys” do not. Sheep is just your typical kid, more than a […]

I don’t know about you but does your Pet want a Pet too?

May 7, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Once there was a boy that wanted something to take care of. He kept begging his mother for a dog, until finally she says, Yes! The young boy took care of his pet. Some days were easier than others, until the day the dog wanted something to take care of. Something if its very own as well. The mother is not pleased, but one day the dog brings home a cat. Later the cat wants a pet of their own and gets a bird, who […]

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