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I do not like it when I do not like a book and then have to review it

I Do Not Like That Name by Erin McGill

January 20, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I Do Not Like That Name started out fun, but the ending was rushed and flat. Erin McGill’s characters want an elephant and they can send in cereal box tops to get one. When the elephant finally arrives, it has no name. A quick rundown on how Sophia (a girl) and Herb (a rabbit) got them name happens. An even quick pick of the elephant’s name follows. Then end. Um. Okay. Next? McGill does have some cute illustrations that are fun to browse. Herb has […]

I wish I may….

The Wish Tree by Kyo Maclear

January 20, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Wish Tree is a book that one does not expect a lot from. It looks like a cute winter story. I even assumed a holiday/Christmas story by the cover itself. However, Kyo Maclear creates a story that is not just a sweet and simple winter story. It has something more. You almost feel full after reading it. It is, if nothing else, an experience book. What the experience will be is up to you, the reader. The story is about the youngest sibling trying […]

He’s cunning. He’s brilliant… He is a Cat

Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat Volume 1 by Johnny Marciano

January 17, 2020 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat Volume 1 had two things going for it when I picked it up: First, it was a short novel and second, it was something I normally did not read fitting the criteria of this year (read novels and things not normally read). Klawde is a new series (volume two and volume three are also out; volume four due in May 2020) by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth. It is humorous, a little raunchy at times and is a slightly different […]

Based on THAT Baby Shark…but you might be surprised

Baby Shark: Baby Shark and the Balloons by Pinkfong

January 15, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I admit it, I hate Baby Shark. That nonsense makes me wonder about the future of American children. Therefore, I only picked up this easy reader, Baby Shark: Baby Shark and the Balloons, out of a morbid curiosity to see how they could write a story about “doo-doo-doo”. However, I learned that this book is a little funny and mostly well done. Pinkfong has created just a simple story about Baby Shark being bored as they cannot locate their friends. But of course, there is […]

You’re My Best Friend

Pizza and Taco: Who’s the Best? by Stephen Shaskan

January 7, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One of the things I like about graphic novels is that they do not “look” like a book. They are books, but they have this feeling they are not really a book to a reluctant or early reader. Does this make them the best format to read? Maybe/Maybe not. But you and your friends can vote on it, like best friends Pizza and Taco do in Pizza and Taco: Who’s the Best? But like any election, there is a lead up to why there is […]

Awesome; More Awesome; Most Awesome

Waylon! Even More Awesome by Sara Pennypacker

January 6, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Knowing the first book (Waylon! One Awesome Thing) helps with reading Waylon! Even More Awesome by Sara Pennypacker. Yet, it is also an independent read. I am hoping book three (Waylon! the Most Awesome of All) is equally good and equally independent. This is a comfortable story about friends, what is right/wrong, learning that science cannot answer all of our problems and sometimes things are not what they seem. Aimed at ages 5 to 6 to be red too, but ages 7 to (young) 10 […]

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