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Move over Johnny Appleseed, Granny is in da house

Granny Smith by Michelle Worthington

January 30, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Granny Smith takes care her family and the trees that grow in her orchard. But that is not all. She finds that one tree needs a little extra care, grows it, and one day realizes that this tree has some awesome apples. Apples that while looked different, soon become a favorite of many. This is a story based on a woman named Maria Ann Smith. When she was 69 years-old, she Grandma Moses her way into the apple world from her small Sydney farm. She […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History Tagged With: apples, CBR15Passport, Granny Smith, Katrin Dreiling, Maria Ann Smith, Michelle Worthington, Sydney Australia

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:59 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History · Tags: apples, CBR15Passport, Granny Smith, Katrin Dreiling, Maria Ann Smith, Michelle Worthington, Sydney Australia ·
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You will buy these booooks!

If You Meet a Skelton by Rebecca Evans

The Perfect Sushi by Emily Satoko Seo

October 21, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I love a good commercial or ad. I like the cleverness of someone I do not know selling me something. This usually does not work on me for something like dog food (I do not have a dog) but I have begged my parents for a toy or two. But it has with more than a book or ten. And, hopefully I know enough about books to make you hum, “The picture books ae here” (to the tune of Chewy’s “The Peanut butter box is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: Emily Satoko Seo, family, friends, grandparents, Katrin Dreiling, Mique Moriuchi, Rebecca Evans, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:531 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: Emily Satoko Seo, family, friends, grandparents, Katrin Dreiling, Mique Moriuchi, Rebecca Evans, Social Themes ·
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Sit back and rest a beat and read about Trick or Treat

Pig the Monster (Pig the Pug) by Aaron Blabey

Gilbert the Ghost by Guido Van Genechten

The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky (With Two Sticker Sheets) by Jory John

If You Ever Meet a Skelton by Rebecca Evans

Poultrygeist by Eric Geron

October 12, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One not so little pug named Pig, is a greedy pup. It is Halloween and all he wants to do is to not only get the treats but to get the right treats. And then Pig wants to eat the treats! And if you are stingy with treats, you will smell more than his feet in Pig the Monster (Pig the Pug) by Aaron Blabey. Of course, Pig earns that a dog should not eat a lot of chocolate (after all it can make you, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Aaron Blabey, bad seeds, chickens, dogs, Eric Geron, ghosts, guido van genechten, halloween, Jory John, Katrin Dreiling, Pete Oswald, Rebecca Evans

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:323 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Aaron Blabey, bad seeds, chickens, dogs, Eric Geron, ghosts, guido van genechten, halloween, Jory John, Katrin Dreiling, Pete Oswald, Rebecca Evans ·
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