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Ode to books

Ode to a Bad Day  by Chelsea Lin Wallace

Odd Couples: A Guide to Unlikely Animal Pairs  by Maria Birmingham

September 11, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I love doing book review roundups. They are a way to get a couple reviews done at once and since they are short I am not writing a lot of “nonsense” to make any word quotas (selfish I know, but use the advantages I have).   Recently I found two books that are not alike in any traditional way (this is important to book two) but in a special way for me, which is the question: What do Ode to a Bad Day and Odd Couples have in common? Answer: They are both books […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animals, Chelsea Lin Wallace, Concepts, Hyewon Yum, Maria Birmingham, Raz Latif, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:649 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: animals, Chelsea Lin Wallace, Concepts, Hyewon Yum, Maria Birmingham, Raz Latif, Social Themes ·
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Guess my house is named Priscilla

A Home Named Walter by Chelsea Lin Wallace

April 5, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Walter is a home. Or Walter was a home in A Home Named Walter. Well, he still is a home, just after his beloved family has moved out, he allowed himself to get rowdy, squeaky, rundown and dried up. One day a new child and her mother move in. Not only does the girl think this new situation feels “off” and “different,” so does Walter. He does not allow them to bake cookies in the oven, or he will slam the shutters closed. But with […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Chelsea Lin Wallace, family, Feelings, Ginnie Hsu, Home, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:140 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health · Tags: Chelsea Lin Wallace, family, Feelings, Ginnie Hsu, Home, Social Themes ·
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