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But who reads to the monsters?

I Will Read to You by Gideon Sterer

July 13, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When the publisher’s review of the book starts off with “A gentle blend of spooky and sweet” you pretty much have said the majority of what you need to know about the book. However, you also could say that in I Will Read to You Gideon Sterer has a young boy who wonders who reads to the monsters of the world. He has his mom to read to him, but who do they have? When the mom says no one, because they are monsters, our […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Bedtime & Dreams, Books, Charles Santoso, Emotions & Feelings, friendship, Gideon Sterer, halloween, monsters, reading, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:508 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Bedtime & Dreams, Books, Charles Santoso, Emotions & Feelings, friendship, Gideon Sterer, halloween, monsters, reading, Social Themes ·
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Rocky the Owl

The Christmas Owl: Based on the True Story of a Little Owl Named Rockefeller by Gideon Sterer

December 17, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I was trying to locate The Christmas Owl: Based on the True Story of a Little Owl Named Rockefeller (and I wished they kept that name instead of shortening it to Rocky) I noticed there were six or seven different books about this owl who learns what Christmas means. I had not even heard of the real story last year, let alone Gideon Sterer and Ellen Kalish’s book. And here by accident I learn there are not one but half a dozen books about […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Ellen Kalish, Gideon Sterer, Rockefeller, Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:426 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Ellen Kalish, Gideon Sterer, Rockefeller, Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree ·
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The art of sharing?

Not Your Nest!  by Gideon Sterer

June 13, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

What happens when you are a small bird, build the absolute perfect nest (the right twigs were used, the perfect softness and just the right size for one tired little bird to sleep in) and someone takes it? You build another one. And another one. And another one. Finally, all the nests our little bird friend makes in Not Your Nest! have been taken by the other animals of the jungle, so what is a poor bird to do? Even though the book does talk about […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: andrea tsurumi, Gideon Sterer

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:215 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: andrea tsurumi, Gideon Sterer ·
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