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Some princesses, a prince and a bear go on an adventure

 Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms by Rey Terciero

July 3, 2023 by BlackRaven 1 Comment

cbr15bingo Politics: two rival kingdoms are pitted against each other due to lack of understanding and greed There are way too many references to modern ideas, not to mention Swan Lake and Tchaikovsky in the graphic novel, Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms.  But that is part of its charm for adults. For the 10 and up crowd, it is a funny, interesting story that mixes in friendship and assumptions and sword fights together. Combining all the fantasy and science fiction elements (I can make a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: adaptations, ballet, cbr15bingo, Dance, Fairy Tales, folklore, frenemies, friendship, Legends & Mythology, Rex Ogle, Rey Terciero, royalty, Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:454 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: adaptations, ballet, cbr15bingo, Dance, Fairy Tales, folklore, frenemies, friendship, Legends & Mythology, Rex Ogle, Rey Terciero, royalty, Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky ·
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A couple of poets who know it

The Best Worst Poet Ever by Lauren Stohler

February 5, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I saw the cover of The Best Worst Poet Ever (with the word best scratched out) and thought, “Well that is a smidgen different.” And there was a pudgy stereotypical cat, and a funky pug on the cover. Okay, I like cats (even if they are snooty and the villain), but there has only ever been one pug for me (her name was Rosie/Rosa (depending on what they felt like calling her at the time) that farted, ate cat poop, was incontinent, got upset I […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: cats & dogs, frenemies, friendship, Lauren Stohler

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:72 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: cats & dogs, frenemies, friendship, Lauren Stohler ·
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