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Dirty Half Dozen Part Two

The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo! by  Elaine Bickell

My Little Fox by Rick Chrustowski 

Hedgehog Needs a Hug by Jen Betton

Gator, Gator, Gator! by Daniel Bernstrom

Fear the Bunny by Richard T. Morris

The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin

October 9, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Another dirty-half dozen of picture books for your viewing pleasure: We start with The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo! by Elaine Bickell with some far out illustrations by Raymond McGrath. When I first saw the cover I was thinking, “Huh. Well that’s kind of different.”  And it turned out to be just a cute anytime book, but one that would be a great Halloween story.  It is just about a ghost looking for their lost “voice” or “boo.” And while it is abot a Ghost […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: animlas, Daniel Bernstrom, Elaine Bickell, Emily Winfield Martin, Frann Preston-Gannon, friendship, ghosts, halloween, Jen Betton, Priscilla Burris, Raymond McGrath, Richard T. Morris, Rick Chrustowski, social situaitons, supernatural

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:317 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: animlas, Daniel Bernstrom, Elaine Bickell, Emily Winfield Martin, Frann Preston-Gannon, friendship, ghosts, halloween, Jen Betton, Priscilla Burris, Raymond McGrath, Richard T. Morris, Rick Chrustowski, social situaitons, supernatural ·
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When you are comfy and ready for a good read….

November 23, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you are comfy and ready for a good read you want the book to pop! I was looking at Gator, Gator, Gator! by Daniel Berstrom and was expecting a lot of pop! There was fun rhyming, but not obviously in your face rhyming. There was a diverse narrator. There was the lovely illustrations of Frann Preston-Gannon which were bright, colorful, cool and soft all at once. You were in the bayou looking for that Gator and seeing the wonders of the swamp. Your heart […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: alligators, bayou, Daniel Berstrom, Frann Preston-Gannon, lions, Matthew Cordell, swamp

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:434 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: alligators, bayou, Daniel Berstrom, Frann Preston-Gannon, lions, Matthew Cordell, swamp ·
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