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I scream you scream for Halloween! (Or: Autumn books that can be Halloween books )

We're Going on a Pumpkin Hunt by Mary Hogan Wilcox

She Wanted to Be Haunted by Marcus Ewert

The Little Kitten by Nicola Killen

A Unicorn Named Sparkle and the Pumpkin Monster by Amy Young

September 25, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

This is Halloween, this is Halloween/Pumpkins scream in the dead of night Okay, these four books are on the other side of Halloween. They are not spooky (or at least not to the level of The Nightmare Before Christmas) but they are fun, can acutely be an autumn read (or even anytime read) and can be absolutely perfect for the right audience. We’re Going on a Pumpkin Hunt by Mary Hogan Wilcox is probably my least favorite of the group. That’s not to say it is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Amy Young, Cats, friendship, halloween, Holidays & Celebrations, Marcus Ewert, Mary Hogan Wilcox, Nicola Killen, Pets, pumpkins, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Susie Ghahremani, unicorns

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:290 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Amy Young, Cats, friendship, halloween, Holidays & Celebrations, Marcus Ewert, Mary Hogan Wilcox, Nicola Killen, Pets, pumpkins, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Susie Ghahremani, unicorns ·
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Unicorn Diaries are similar to yours….maybe

Bo's Magical New Friend: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #1) by Rebecca Elliott 

August 27, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Bo’s Magical New Friend: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #1) by Rebecca Elliott is super sugary sweet, but a fun unicorn story about friendship. As an adult, I could feel my brain relax into a nice mush. I liked this book not so much for the art as it is way too abstract in the sense colors and shapes are really out there, of course you know that is a rabbit/that is a unicorn/that is a troll, but they are child like in nature, almost too bloody […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: friendship, Rebecca Elliott, unicorns

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:340 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: friendship, Rebecca Elliott, unicorns ·
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Do you believe that Pirates don’t takes baths and there are Groovicorns?

Pirates Don’t Take Baths by John Sega

Do You Believe in Groovicorns? by Rosie Greening

May 3, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Yesterday was a slow day at work. Therefore, I took a few minutes to look at the new crop of Sale Books that came in. (Long story short, they are just lovely normal books looking for a home, but just have a slightly lower price than usual). Two books that caught my attention were two board books. One, Pirates Don’t Take Baths by John Segal and the other, I actively went looking for as I had been the one to do the data entry on […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor Tagged With: Groovicorns, imagination, John Segal, pigs, pirates, Rosie Greening, Stuart Lynch, unicorns

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:149 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor · Tags: Groovicorns, imagination, John Segal, pigs, pirates, Rosie Greening, Stuart Lynch, unicorns ·
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Sophie Johnson, Unicorn Expert (Maybe)

June 14, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sophie is a unicorn expert. And if you do not believe her, she will tell you. And she does that in Sophie Johnson, Unicorn Expert. She knows everything there is to know about unicorns: what they should do, what they should learn, how they should look, what they should eat, even that their horns grow back if they lose them. Sometimes her mother does not agree with how Sophie teaches them (as mothers do not realize that magic is more important than cleaning up messes). […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Ella Okstad, imagination, Morag Hood, unicorns

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:212 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Ella Okstad, imagination, Morag Hood, unicorns ·
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Phoebe and Marigold Heavenly Nostrils are the new Calvin and Hobbes

May 29, 2018 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Phoebe and her Unicorn is at times charming and touching, but mostly it is funny, and overall an entertaining read.  What began in 2012 as a daily webcomic (originally titled Heavenly Nostrils) has now been gathered into seven graphic novels, and is still being posted daily by author and artist Dana Simpson.  On the strong recommendation of a friend I picked up the first graphic novel, Phoebe and her Unicorn, for my six year old.  She loves it, her ten year old sister loves it, and I quite […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #CBR10, Children, Dana Simpson, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, unicorns

Dome'Loki's CBR10 Review No:20 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #CBR10, Children, Dana Simpson, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, unicorns ·
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Just be Yourself… unless you can be a Unicorn, then be a Unicorn.

January 9, 2017 by ChainedVase 5 Comments

So obviously we all want to be unicorns. Unicorns are special and magical and made of glitter and sparkles. I got this book for Little Squishie, who is a magical sparkle unicorn of a child. She is the most Herself person I know, and even though she is only 3 years old, I never want her to lose that sense of herself as special and magical. I’m not sure about this book though. The more we read it, the less I like the message. The […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: Aaron Blabey, unicorns

ChainedVase's CBR9 Review No:3 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: Aaron Blabey, unicorns ·
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