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To Build or Not to…. Nah! Just to Build!

In Made by Maxine by Ruth Spiro

Builder Brothers: Big Plans by Jonathan and Drew Scott

June 26, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

In reverse alphabetical order, this review covers two different books about building, about trying and not giving up. In Made by Maxine by Ruth Spiro, we see our heroine trying to figure out how to make things bigger and better. When she gets a pet fish (who she thinks is waving at her), she builds it the biggest, funniest, craziest fish tank as the bowl she had for him was just too dull. And how proud both are of it! That is until the class […]

When you need google eyes with your book

October 3, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Usually, I am not a Pout-Pout fish fan. However, I know that he is very popular and have recommended him to my customers many times. There is a certain charm about the books, but over all, it is lost on me. Yet, with Pout-Pout’s Halloween Faces by Deborah Diesen, I enjoyed it quite a bit. It is a fun and simple board book that I would have given to my nephews, cousins and other children I know as an anytime gift. The google-eyes are a […]

Nothing is Fishy with Something’s Fishy

June 29, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Something’s Fishy is a nontraditional graphic novel. Not set up in the panels that we think of for graphic novels, still, the story and illustrations are one. The story is told while the other characters react but all naturally and flowing into one and another. There is no separation of the two. This is a casual take to present facts in a fun manner. The other pets in the story have some interesting antics that help move things along, but also makes you stop and […]

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