Jessie Sima – Page 2 – Cannonball Read 17

Spencer and his Pet go on an adventure

Spencer's New Pet by Jessie Sima

August 29, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am writing about (and counting) this wordless picture book towards my total book count as it is something people need to know about. There have been wordless picture books before; some hits and others not so much for me. But Spencer’s New Pet is someplace in between. This is because it has (semi-spoiler) one big screwy, creepy, out there, what the fudge (only I didn’t say fudge) just happened ending! Jessie Sima’s story might just be a case of things are not always exactly […]

Some day your prince will come and he just might be a slobbery monster

Snow Pony by Christian Trimmer

January 28, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you have high hopes for a book and it shatters your heart like your Grandmother’s Depression Glass, you are in bad shape. And yes, that is hyperbole, yet this whole book seems to be that extremeness of trying to be clever and only getting part way there. We know the story of the “Pretty Pony” and the “Not nice Pony” and we know the fact that there is a favorite girl who comes to see the Pretty Pony and one who is less than […]

Harriet Gets Carried Away

May 11, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Our feisty heroine Harriet had me thinking that she was going to be a bit, energetic, from the very first page. In fact, the cover and title make that clear. I was ready for it and enjoying the story until the obvious in your face words, “Her dads,” comes onto the page. I have no issue with two dads. Or two moms. Or gender-neutral parents. In fact, I celebrate that. However, I was really hoping they would just show the two dads going about their […]

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