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Due mid-April 2020 a new celebrity offering

Escape Goat by Ann Patchett

January 17, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Escape Goat has the pun/metaphor of being a goat that is blamed for all the bad things that happen (they are the Escape Goat) and they are an actual goat that is always escaping their pen. Ann Prachett’s latest picture book is one that deals with the story of telling the truth. It is not overly subtle but also does not come out and say, “You are lying. Tell the truth!” as the characters are being beaten over the head. Yet, it is said that […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: ann patchett, Farm Animals, Robin Preiss Glasser

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:18 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: ann patchett, Farm Animals, Robin Preiss Glasser ·
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And they won by a lambslilde!

Lambslide by Ann Patchett

May 8, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I tend to roll my eyes when here is a children’s book (or any book) by a famous adult author or person. You know that the book will either fly off the shelf or sit there because of who it is and not necessarily because it is a good or bad book. However, you pretty much know the outcome ahead of time: if you are in a liberal area you know Marlon Bundo’s Day in the Nation’s Capital will most likely not sell, but in […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: ann patchett, Farm Animals, Robin Preiss Glasser

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:154 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: ann patchett, Farm Animals, Robin Preiss Glasser ·
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And hey lived hoppily ever after

Easter Surprise by Jennifer and John Churchman

April 12, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Easter Surprise is Jennifer and John Churchman’s fifth book in the Sweet Pea series. If you like quaint stories about talking animals, you will like Sweet Pea and the barnyard family. This time our little animal friends go on a mysterious hunt to find out what surprise Sweet Pea has in store for a baby bunny called, Fern.  Along the way, Fern, runs into her friends and keep finding these lovely colored eggs with images of the farm animals on them. And who is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Easter, Farm Animals, holidays, Jennifer Churchman, John Churchman, rabbits

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:120 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Easter, Farm Animals, holidays, Jennifer Churchman, John Churchman, rabbits ·
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Louise is a brave, fearless, feathered chicken. Yes. Chicken.

September 17, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Louise wants adventure. So, she leaves her cozy home and journey out into the wide world. She finds pirates, sunken ships, ferocious lions, circus fun and one exotic land where her sister chickens are held captive!   Yes, chickens. Louise is a brave, fearless, feathered chicken.   Kate DiCamillo and Harry Bliss had teamed up before Good Rosie! with Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken. The great humor of DiCamillo’s text is paired with the signature humorous illustrations of Bliss. Our fearless Louise’s story is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Farm Animals, Harry Bliss., Kate DiCamillo

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:358 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Farm Animals, Harry Bliss., Kate DiCamillo ·
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