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Papa said Poopy!

Stinkbird Has a Superpower by Jill Esbaum

April 6, 2023 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

Jill Esbaum, you had me at STINKBIRD and then Bob Shea had me with that dancing, purple chick on the cover. And then you all had me forever after reading Stinkbird Has a Superpower. This is a hilarious book about how a papa bird tells his little chick (and the reader) about how fabulous they are. Mostly because hey, they are awesome, but also because they are a species that has a lot of “only thems.” And the superpower of the title? Well, it is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animals, birds, Bob Shea, Caribbean & Latin America, Jill Esbaum, Science & Nature

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:212 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: animals, birds, Bob Shea, Caribbean & Latin America, Jill Esbaum, Science & Nature ·
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Who hasn’t know a Unicorn?

Unicorn Is Maybe Not So Great After All by Bob Shea

June 24, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am not sure how Unicorn Is Maybe Not So Great After All by Bob Shea compares to the first book (Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great) as I have not read it (or if I have, it made no impression whatsoever). This time Unicorn is jealous of the new “hot thing” (rubber bands looking like other things: a soccer ball, wagon wheel, port holes…) and tries to make a new and improved Unicorn. Of course, the plan backfires with a face full of glitter. A […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Bob Shea, dragons, Emotions & Feelings, Feelings, Unicorns & Mythical

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:241 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Bob Shea, dragons, Emotions & Feelings, Feelings, Unicorns & Mythical ·
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