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I’m not the audience, but that doesn’t mean you won’t be

Pi Squad Mysteries #1  Sabotage at Casa Grande Springs by DD Sterner

December 24, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

There are few books that I read a page or two and feel like I cannot go on. I usually say, okay, it’s slow right now, but it’ll pick up, and it does.  However, Pi Squad Mysteries #1  Sabotage at Casa Grande Springs by DD Sterner (cover design by Alyssa Tora Aman) was not one of  those books. However (again), I kept reading. And my eight or nine year old brain said, “You would have enjoyed this as a kid.”  Just not your adult self. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Alligators & Crocodiles, Alyssa Tora Aman, animals, DD Sterner, family, friendship, grandparents, siblings

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:615 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Alligators & Crocodiles, Alyssa Tora Aman, animals, DD Sterner, family, friendship, grandparents, siblings ·
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The non-swimmer in his crocodile family

Swim, Jim by Kaz Windness

June 16, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One day in the swamp, three crocodile siblings are born. Kim, Sim and Jim. Kim and Sim both jump right into the water to swim, but Jim? Well, he just puts his toe in. And like typical siblings, the others tease Jim. But though his parents reassure him he will swim when ready, he feels the swamp is too big and he must find a smaller swamp, and then everyone will realize that Jim can swim in, Swim, Jim by Kaz Windness. Okay, so the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Sports Tagged With: Alligators & Crocodiles, family, Fear, Kaz Windness, new experiences, self-esteem, siblings, Social Themes, Swimming, Water Sports

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:425 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Sports · Tags: Alligators & Crocodiles, family, Fear, Kaz Windness, new experiences, self-esteem, siblings, Social Themes, Swimming, Water Sports ·
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