interactive – Cannonball Read 17

Interactive story with Simon and friends

Simon Turns Right by Nicole van Brummelen

November 20, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While I assumed this would be the case, I learned that yes, “choose your own adventures” or in this case, “follow the orders of the creatures in the book so you can flip pages left and right,” in an online format is next to impossible for me to read. Simon Turns Right by Nicole van Brummelen seems like it would be a fun story. And if it had been straight forward (you went from page one to two to three to four….) it would have. […]

My images might be messy but the book isn’t

Everybody Scream!: Disney Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas: Pop Up, Play, and Display! (Uplifting Editions) by Disney and Evie Day

February 5, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Perhaps Everybody Scream!: Disney Tim Burton’s the Nightmare Before Christmas: Pop Up, Play, and Display! (Uplifting Editions) is for kids (there are “pop ups” that are like paper on a popsicle stick (without the stick) puppets that you can play with via the back cover of the actual book) or perhaps it is for adults. If they are a huge fan of the Nightmare Before Christmas (NBC) franchise, this would be a great addition to their collection regardless. And regardless of who you buy it […]

Interactive board books around the world

Bruno Builder Bakes Bread (Mix-And-Match). by Nelleke Verhoeff

Our World: Brazil by Ana Siqueira

Our World: Italy by Francesca Di Marzo

May 12, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I like the company Barefoot Books. And I have a book dealer there. She sends me some finished copies. I like her. A lot. And this time she sent me three new board books. Two are from the Our Worlds series, and one is a standalone interactive book. Starting with the interactive book, Bruno Builder Bakes Bread (Mix-And-Match). The traditional board book sized book is split in the middle. It has the Builder on top and on the bottom a bakers stand with bread being […]

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