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She ain’t no Buffy

Poesy the Monster Slayer by Cory Doctorow

March 4, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Poesy the Monster Slayer was not my cup of tea. Poesy seems to be a bratty child. I understand her need to “fight the monsters” due to her fears (though she says she is not afraid, but her father who is actually afraid) but why did she have to be nasty about it? A quiet “fight” would be fine and a great lesson to children. Maybe say Monsters hate whispering so she whispers to them. Or point to a nightlight because they dislike light (her […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: bed time, cory doctorow, Matt Rockefeller, monsters

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:112 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: bed time, cory doctorow, Matt Rockefeller, monsters ·
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Sleepy time at the Zoo

June 29, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

c by John Hutton is a bed time story with not a lot of actual story. There are things the animals do (but not a lot to be honest) before the elephant and rhino (the “mother and father” figures without going to deeply into that part of the theme) decide everyone has to go to bed happens, but that is it. I was hoping, before they head off for sleepy time, the zookeeper (who they have woken up with the noise) might catch them and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: bed time, Doug Cenko, John Hutton

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:232 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: bed time, Doug Cenko, John Hutton ·
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