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The Picture Book Graphic Novel Read

Author vs. Illustrator by Bob Lentz and Donald Lemke

The Unlucky Kid by Bob Holt

Like Lava in My Veins by Derrick Barnes

May 2, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

There is a new genre, (or at least newish to me) that I call “Picture Book Graphic Novel.”  I am sure there are others out there, but I have recently found three within a few weeks of each other. This means that the graphic novel panel format is done in the larger, traditional sized picture book and aimed at the picture book crowd, but can allow the older reader access as well. The first two were read via online reader’s copies and the last in […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Poetry Tagged With: Action & Adventure, African American & Black, art, Bob Holt, Bob Lentz, Bob Lentz and Donald Lemke, Books, Concepts, Derrick Barnes, Donald Lemke, Emotions & Feelings, friendship, Optimism, resilience, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Shawn Martinbrough, Social Themes, superheroes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:195 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Poetry · Tags: Action & Adventure, African American & Black, art, Bob Holt, Bob Lentz, Bob Lentz and Donald Lemke, Books, Concepts, Derrick Barnes, Donald Lemke, Emotions & Feelings, friendship, Optimism, resilience, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Shawn Martinbrough, Social Themes, superheroes ·
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His first day of kindergarten

The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes

August 16, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The best part of The King of Kindergarten is it is just a story about going to kindergarten. There is nothing preachy or moral giving about it. There are great illustrations and a fun story about one young man’s adventures when he goes off to his first day of kindergarten. The not so best of The King of Kindergarten is it is just a story about going to kindergarten. While it has a more modern feel and tone than books of the past, there is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Derrick Barnes, kindgergarten, school, Vanessa Brantley-Newton

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:315 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Derrick Barnes, kindgergarten, school, Vanessa Brantley-Newton ·
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