Greg Pizzoli – Cannonball Read 17

Here Kitty Kitty Tiger

Lost Cat! by Jacqueline K. Rayner

Mister Kitty is Lost! by Greg Pizzoli

Sometimes, a Tiger by Z. B. Asterplume

March 6, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you like cats? As the saying goes, you should never trust someone who does not like cats. Or is that dogs? No, I’m sure it is cats…. Regardless which (or both) it is, if you like cats, and if you like reading, and if you like picture books these three below titles are books you should investigate reading. Each one is a bit different, but they could work for most people and most ages. First, we have Lost Cat! Jacqueline K. Rayner made a […]

Meet Baloney and Peanut and Bizz and Krabbit in April

Baloney and Friends by Greg Pizzoli

February 18, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Baloney and Friends by Greg Pizzoli should find a cozy place on the shelves of your local bookstore right next to series like Elephant & Piggie by Mo Willems or Narwhal & Jellyfish by Ben Clanton. The stories are simple, Baloney is featured in his book along with his friends Peanut the horse, Bizz the bumblebee and Krabbit a crabby rabbit. Each story is a stand-alone chapter, but everything is tied together at the same time. There are two mini comics as well in this […]

Choo-choo ch’boogie

Two Little Trains by Margaret Wise Brown

February 5, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Like the Two Little Trains of the story, this story chugs along, building steam until you get to the end. It is here, it fizzles out. It just ends. There was nothing in between just watching the two trains go along the tracks. There is great potential for something to happen, but nothing does. Now, I am not looking for a train crash, but maybe a race where they tie. Or maybe people talking about how much fun they are having. Or maybe there are […]

A book so bad you quote a line from How the Grinch Stole Christmas! cartoon

I Love You Like a Pig by Mac Barnett

April 2, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I should take my own advice and say that, “This book stinks, stanks, stunk!” enough times to cover the 250-word requirement. When I saw Barnett’s book, I Love You Like a Pig, sitting there on the sale table bells went off. I still cannot remember why this book was in the back of my mind (other than it has gotten attention over the years), but I am not sure why it has gotten attention. I am sorry to say if I could give this book […]

Proud to be a Book Hog!

The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli

March 27, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Book Hog has a particularly odd cover that at first made me think this was going to be a very weak book. It was going to have a particular story (slapstick for no reason). However, I did enjoy it. And while the artwork is still not my thing, it has a certain charm to that works well with the story. Greg Pizzoli has created a book about how one Hog is a Book Hog. He loves books. Loves the way they smell. The way […]

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