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Raven’ about bath time

Arlo and the Raven by Lucy Fleming

Bathtime for Snow Monkeys by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura

February 19, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Because I have one of the best jobs when it comes to books (bookseller and behind the scenes goddess) I get access to future publications. While viewing the online reader copies I have access to, I located two titles that are fall publications. One is coming out in November 2026 and one in October 2026. The first was Arlo and the Raven by Lucy Fleming, the second was Bathtime for Snow Monkeys by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and illustrated by Yas Imamura. I almost did not write […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, apes, Asia, birds, emotions, Feelings, Lucy Fleming, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura, Play, snow monkeys, Social Themes, Yas Imamura

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:65 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, apes, Asia, birds, emotions, Feelings, Lucy Fleming, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura, Play, snow monkeys, Social Themes, Yas Imamura ·
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Likes soda, hopscotch, comic books and picking bugs out of dads hair

Lulu and the Others: A True Story by Eliot Schrefer and A.G. Ford

February 19, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Eliot Schrefer and illustrator A.G. Ford created Lulu and the Others: A True Story. Now, I am not completely sure that is funny, sweet and would make a fun read aloud, is really really true, but I am sure it was at least inspired by real events. You see, I have a hard time believing that any animal would have a banana shaped cup! How pedestrian…  All jokes aside, Lulu was a bonobo and lived with her human family Mother, Father and Sister. They were […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: A.G. Ford., Alternative Family, animals, apes, bonobos, eliot schrefer, Eliot Schrefer and A.G. Ford, family, new experinces, Social Themes, wildlife

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:63 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: A.G. Ford., Alternative Family, animals, apes, bonobos, eliot schrefer, Eliot Schrefer and A.G. Ford, family, new experinces, Social Themes, wildlife ·
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There are more words in the publisher description than the whole book

Baboon! by Pau

April 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Comment one: There are more words in the publisher description, or this review, then there are in the entire book of Baboon! by Pau/Pablo Marcos, as it is a wordless graphic novel. Comment two: I cannot say it better so word for word the publisher’s description: “After the death of its adopted leopard mother, an orphaned baboon wanders the wild in search of companionship and a sense of identity. Stumbling upon the troop of baboons from which it was originally stolen, the baboon falls in […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: animals, apes, Pablo Marcos, Pau, Stories without words, wordless, wordless graphic novel

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:182 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: animals, apes, Pablo Marcos, Pau, Stories without words, wordless, wordless graphic novel ·
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Wild Baby doesn’t cover it.

Wild Baby by Cori Doerrfled

April 4, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Wild Baby by Cori Doerrfled is a cute story, but one that fell flat for me. As mentioned in other reviews, I am not a fan of the “comedy of errors” storyline, especially when it shows a child clueless to what is around them with that selfishness kids can have. The baby is carefree and the poor, haggard mother must save her willful child from literal death! Then, all the baby must do is say, “I am sorry” and all is forgiven. To me, this […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: apes, Baby Animals, Cori Doerrfled, Jungle Animals, monkeys, mothers, primates

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:109 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: apes, Baby Animals, Cori Doerrfled, Jungle Animals, monkeys, mothers, primates ·
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Poetry as Prose

November 2, 2018 by Ale Leave a Comment

I have the glorious honor of introducing one of my mentor’s new books to our school on Monday. And what a book it was! But first, backstory….Eliot Shrefer was the second reader for my thesis, and the teacher who really taught me to story-board and get to the nitty-gritty about my novel. It’s safe to say I’m a little indebted to him, so I was very excited to get a copy of his newest book and be asked to write an introduction for his interview. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: ape quartet, apes, Birthday!, cbr10bingo, eliot schrefer, gorillas, orphaned, paleolithic period

Ale's CBR10 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: ape quartet, apes, Birthday!, cbr10bingo, eliot schrefer, gorillas, orphaned, paleolithic period ·
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