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I had a book read to me part two

Dear Little One by Nina Laden

Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz

June 2, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A little while ago I received an emailed newsletter from a publisher. I don’t remember now which one, but it had some titles for GLBT+ and Pride goodies. It also included a video link of a Miss Terra Cotta Sugarbaker doing a Drag Queen Storytime. And as often happens when on the internet, down a rabbit hole of people reading books I went. One such person was Miss Althea and her toy sloth friend, Cecil. I found two books I might not have otherwise because […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: Carmen Tafolla, Hispanic & Latino, Lucky Diaz, Melissa Castrillon, Micah Player, Nina Laden, Science & Nature, Values & Virtues

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:268 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: Carmen Tafolla, Hispanic & Latino, Lucky Diaz, Melissa Castrillon, Micah Player, Nina Laden, Science & Nature, Values & Virtues ·
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Put your SPF 5000 on and hit the beach

Vampire Vacation by Laura Lavoie

May 13, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Okay, I admit, Vampire Vacation is a little cheesy. But it is a fun and adorable cheesy! The idea of “trying something new” has been done before, but the twist is that this time Fang (a young, sassy vampire boy) wants his parents to try something new. Which is, not to take the same old family trip to Transylvania (even though the brochure promises it never gets old, Fang disagrees). Even with the several false starts in the attempts by Fang in Laura Lavoie’s picture […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: family, Laura Lavoie, Micah Player, situations, Social Themes, vacation, vampires

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:224 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: family, Laura Lavoie, Micah Player, situations, Social Themes, vacation, vampires ·
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