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I love that I got to read two good books and get to tell y’all about them

Real Friends by Shannon Hale

Sunny Side Up by Jennifer Holmes

July 16, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

#cbr11bingo #ILoveThis (Warning long review) This is the second time I have read Real Friends by Shannon Hale. And it is still as good, if not better this time around. The great thing about this newer generation of graphic novels is that they are so much more relatable than they used to be. Of course, there is still the stigma that they are “just comics” but even “back in the day” they were so much more than that. Books like Shannon Hale, Jennifer Holm or […]

No One Told You Life Was Gonna Be This Way

I'll Be There For You: The One About Friends by Kelsey Miller

June 2, 2019 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

I’m old enough that I watched Friends when it first aired, although I don’t remember watching the first episode. I was 13 or 14 at the time, and that was some Not Great, Bob time in our household, so a show that was that funny and that escapist was exactly what I needed. It saw me through my early adolescence, into university, until I caught up with where they started – my early twenties – just as their story was ending. But Friends didn’t go […]

…You’re There For Me Too

I'll Be There for You: The One About Friends by Kelsey Miller

April 16, 2019 by Niki Leave a Comment

I remember the first time I watched Friends. I was about 13 years old, and staying over night at my grandparents’ house, and I was bored. This is the set of grandparents who had not one toy in their house, and when my sister and I would go over to visit, we were allowed to play with the one pair of binoculars and a cabinet full of Tupperware. It was breathtakingly dull. I don’t know why I was allowed to watch TV unsupervised, but Friends […]

A story for book and bear lovers!

December 28, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Bearnard’s Book is a bit obvious to the adult reader what Bearnard’s book is going to be about, but Deborah Underwood draws the reader into the story showing the things it might be about. When Bearnard researches books about bears he learns they float, have porridge stolen and are messy. But Bearnard is not able to float (he is a bit afraid to actually) and he does love his porridge, so he just could not deal with it stolen, and well Bearnard is very much […]

Two more books that will tie up your day with reading

December 27, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Making a Friend is a clever pun. As Beaver is good at making a lot of things (slides, stripy socks, a lodge) but he is not good at making friends. Oh, he tries, but it never works out as he hopes. Though I would say the others are not really appreciating the attempts. A skunk should appreciate flowers (who does not like flowers?) and the why is the porcupine sad over the popped balloons? But yes, waking owl during the day is a bit more […]

Let’s Clean Up!

September 9, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Manny is back in Super Manny Cleans Up! Kelly DiPucchio and Stephanie Graegin have created a story that is all about environmentalism. Manny and Gertie are seeing that there is a lot of trash in their local park and decide to do something very bold and important: to clean it up. With help from their friends (some real and some not so real) they clean up! The story is sweet. You think it is going to be another story about friendship and using their imagination. […]

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