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Don’t overlook this book

No Reading Allowed: The Worst Read-Aloud Book Ever by Raj Haldar

February 3, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter, (adding Bryce Gladfelter) came back together in 2020 to make another LOL read. And though it might not be as easy to read, or fun, as P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever (to me at least), No Reading Allowed: The Worst Read-Aloud Book Ever has plenty of chuckles and is good. I think the main issue is that there are homonyms and sound-alikes, but you need to know the meaning of some words to make the joke […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Alphabet, Bryce Gladfelter, Chris Carpenter, Concepts, Raj Haldar, Vocabulary & Spelling

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:86 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Alphabet, Bryce Gladfelter, Chris Carpenter, Concepts, Raj Haldar, Vocabulary & Spelling ·
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Lovin’ those summer reads

Out of the Blue by Nic Yulo

Hair Love ABC’s by Matthew A. Cherry

February 2, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Theme of this review is: I had two short books and not enough to say about either to make two 250-word reviews. And this time it is only one CBR15Passport, new to me author Nic Yulo. The first book is Out of the Blue by Nic Yulo (who also is the illustrator of this mad capped adventure) is about smallness and bigness. Our gal Coral is a big dreams and big adventure gal, but it is hard to do that when you are the smallest person […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Alphabet, animals, CBR15Passport, family, Matthew A. Cherry, Nic Yulo, ocean, Pride, Vashti Harrison

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:74 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Alphabet, animals, CBR15Passport, family, Matthew A. Cherry, Nic Yulo, ocean, Pride, Vashti Harrison ·
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When Bill Murray helps you win the spelling bee

Words of Wonder from Z to A by Zaila Avant-Garde

October 5, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you want an alphabet book but not a traditional one you need Words of Wonder from Z to A by Zaila Avant-Garde and Keisha Morris. This book is terribly sophisticated and not easily read in one sitting or if you are not in a quiet, comfortable setting. If you are looking for a modern read that does not do A is for Apple, or O is for Olive the color and food, this book by Avant-garde works well. Of course, you must wait until […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Alphabet, Keisha Morris, Self-confidence, Vocabulary, Zaila Avant-garde

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:513 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Alphabet, Keisha Morris, Self-confidence, Vocabulary, Zaila Avant-garde ·
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Must love cats

P Is for Purr by Carole Gerber

April 19, 2022 by BlackRaven 1 Comment

P Is for Purr and for Perfect, and Packed, and Powerful and Pretentious. And only three of those descriptor words are correct to describe this book (if you cannot guess, it is not pretentious). This is an alphabet book that takes basic or common things about cats (they purr for P) and some educational things (X for Xanthus Av Jostedalsbreen or Norwegian Forest Cat) and makes a cute book for cat lovers of all ages. Carole Gerber and Susanna Covelli must love cats. A lot. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Alphabet, animals, Carole Gerber, Cats, Education, Susanna Covelli

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:155 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: Alphabet, animals, Carole Gerber, Cats, Education, Susanna Covelli ·
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It has crabs

A is for Axolotl: An Unusual Animal ABC. by Catherine Macorol

March 25, 2022 by BlackRaven 5 Comments

I admit when I first heard of a fossa, I thought it was something made up for one of the Madagascar movies. But NO! It is REAL! As are all the wonderful and goofy animals you will find in A is for Axolotl: An Unusual Animal ABC. First, you might need to learn how to pronounce such critters as axolotl, quokka, vaquita, and others. There is (at least in my reader copy) no pronunciation guide.  Catherine Macorol, next time, even if it is a reader […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Alphabet, animals, Catherine Macorol, Concepts

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:127 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Alphabet, animals, Catherine Macorol, Concepts ·
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A new alphabet

Letters to Live By: An Alphabet Book with Intention by Lisa Frenkel Riddiough

March 11, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was not sure how Letters to Live By: An Alphabet Book with Intention would present itself. What is an “intention” alphabet book? It seemed a little old fashioned. Maybe it would more spiritual?  Maybe it would a bit more conservative? It was not conservative, but it was with a classic tone and some “old fashioned” but needed ideas. What Lisa Frenkel Riddiough did was take the alphabet and paired same lettered words to teach such concepts as generosity, excellence, joy, and compassion. I was […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Alphabet, Asa Gilland, Concepts, intentions, Lisa Frenkel Riddiough, Social Theme

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:96 · Genres: Children's Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Alphabet, Asa Gilland, Concepts, intentions, Lisa Frenkel Riddiough, Social Theme ·
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