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Spunk is the name of the game!

Julia’s House Moves On by Ben Hatke

Oona by Kelly DiPucchio

November 4, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Spunk is the name of the game with Julia and Oona. Two different gals, but who both know how to “get-r-done!” Julia’s House Moves On is the latest in the Julia books by Ben Hatke (an author who covers several age ranges with their books, this being for the 5 and up crowd). This darn cute story about “best laid plans” and how things will work out for the better just is silly, funny and educational. As the joke says, “You want to make God […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: ben hatke, Environment, Fantasy & Magic, friendship, Imaginary creatures, Kelly DiPucchio, mermaids, moving, Raissa Figueroa, Science & Nature

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:343 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: ben hatke, Environment, Fantasy & Magic, friendship, Imaginary creatures, Kelly DiPucchio, mermaids, moving, Raissa Figueroa, Science & Nature ·
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A great graphic novel series for kids! (And adults too!)

Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke

Mighty Jack and the Goblin King by Ben Hatke

October 16, 2019 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

Mighty Jack Jack is a normal teenage boy who would like to sleep in during the summer.  But he can’t, because he has to mind his sister, Maddy, who is nonverbal and on the autism spectrum.  Their mother has started working a second job to pay the bills, because they are in dire financial straits.  At a flea market, a mysterious stranger offers them strange seeds. Maddy speaks, and tells Jack to buy them.  The price is the family car, which is not pleasing to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: ben hatke, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Children's, Graphic Novel

crystalclear's CBR11 Review No:59 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: ben hatke, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Children's, Graphic Novel ·
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Not so jolly giant and his Jack

Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke

Mighty Jack and the Goblin King by Ben Hatke

Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

June 5, 2019 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

The Might Jack series by Ben Hatke starts as a separate, but companion series to the Zita the Spacegirl graphic novels. Books One (Mighty Jack) and Book Two (Mighty Jack and the Goblin King) set up Jack’s, Maddy, and Lilly’s adventures. These adventures mirror another story that has a Jack, some magic seeds and a few giants in it. Only, these magic seeds are purchased by trading the family car (not cow) and what grows is not just a beanstalk, but all sorts of creatures […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Action & Adventure, ben hatke, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Juvenile Fiction

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:209 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Action & Adventure, ben hatke, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Juvenile Fiction ·
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Friends! Adventure! Robots! All she needs now is a catch phrase.

Legends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

The Return of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

June 4, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The graphic novels featuring Zita the Spacegirl are back in two more adventures (from 2012 and 2014). The first (technically second) book is Legends of Zita the Spacegirl #2 and the second (technically third) book is The Return of Zita the Spacegirl. Ben Hatke published Zita in 2011 but had been working on her for years. Both stories flow well and are solid stories. Even though the first two books “wrap up” that books story, there are open endings to each of them. Therefore, it […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction Tagged With: Action & Adventure, ben hatke, Extraterrestrial beings, friendship, heroes

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:204 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction · Tags: Action & Adventure, ben hatke, Extraterrestrial beings, friendship, heroes ·
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Friendship can be found in the strangest of places

Little Robot by Ben Hatke

May 26, 2019 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

Ben Hatke works his magic again!  He creates a beautiful story with only a few words, and most of those are sound effects! A little girl (she doesn’t have a name) finds an abandoned robot, and he becomes her friend.  It’s her only friend, as it turns out. I’m pretty sure she’s young, too young to go to school, and spends her days escaping her trailer park home and exploring the local junkyard. (We get all of this in about eight pages and absolutely no […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: ben hatke, cbr11, friendship, Graphic Novel, robots

crystalclear's CBR11 Review No:40 · Genres: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: ben hatke, cbr11, friendship, Graphic Novel, robots ·
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An adorable graphic novel series

Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

Legends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

The Return of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

April 21, 2019 by crystalclear 2 Comments

I am super happy that I picked up this series.  Ben Hatke is the author of one of my favorite picture books (Julia’s Home for Lost Creatures) and I got my copy signed at the New York Comic Con last year.  (He’s super nice, by the way!) He asked if I had read Zita yet, and I told him I had not, but would put her on my TBR list.  And then I found out that this year’s Summer Reading theme in our library is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: ben hatke, cbr11, Graphic Novel, tween, zita the spacegirl

crystalclear's CBR11 Review No:26 · Genres: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: ben hatke, cbr11, Graphic Novel, tween, zita the spacegirl ·
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