reptiles – Cannonball Read 17

Bad-a$$ gals

The Girl Who Changed Little League: The True Story of Maria Pepe and Her Battle to Play Ball. by Maria Pepe with Jean L. S. Patrick

Sparrow Loves Reptiles by Murry Burgess and Tamisha Anthony

November 25, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Girls are bad-a$$ in ways they might not know. And Maria Pepe did not really know it, she just knew she wanted to play Little League. But the powers that be said girls can’t play. Yet, Maria was not going to let herself be stopped. And Pepe with Jean L. S. Patrick showed how this could be done in The Girl Who Changed Little League: The True Story of Maria Pepe and Her Battle to Play Ball. The story is simple: Girl loves baseball. Girl […]

I picked up a beat up old looking book and was given a treat

Age of Reptiles Omnibus, Volume 1 by Ricardo Delgado

September 15, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Age of Reptiles Omnibus, Volume 1 by Ricardo Delgado is an expressive and talkative wordless graphic novel. However, things were a smidgen repetitive by the final section/chapter as we follow several different species, but all have similar needs and actions. I recommend not reading any of the introductions until after finishing if you are an adult (and since I do not see kids reading them I do not think this will be an issue) as they can, even subconsciously, tell you how you will and/or […]

The Julie Abery Show

Baby Stegosaurus by Julie Abery

Baby T. Rex by Julie Abery

Little Otter by Julie Abery

Little Walrus by Julie Abery

April 28, 2023 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

Both Julie Abery board books, Baby Stegosaurus and Baby T. Rex are due in August 2023. However, I had the opportunity to read them via an online reader copy. And they are exactly what you think they would be. Really cute, simple, and quick stories about a baby dinosaur doing things. One is trying to save an egg that has rolled out of the nest, and the other is trying to catch up to their family. Both have exciting adventures along the way to the […]

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