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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Cute Ghost Story

To Knit a Ghost by Z.B. Asterplume

January 2, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The cover of To Knit a Ghost (read via an online reader copy, due July 2026) is adorable. Now, I know not to judge a book by its cover, but when you have a cover that has this kind of brightness and color, odds are good you’ll be having some fun and it will be a cute story. Z.B. Asterplume and illustrator Heather Brockman Lee live up to that cover. They made a sweet story that has fun illustrations and makes both knitting and non-holiday […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: arts, crafts, friendship, Ghost Stories, halloween, Heather Brockman Lee, holidays, Z. B. Asterplume

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: arts, crafts, friendship, Ghost Stories, halloween, Heather Brockman Lee, holidays, Z. B. Asterplume ·
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The Question is Hugs. The Answer is Maybe not.

Hattie Hates Hugs by Sarah Hovorka

Same Love, Different Hug by Sarah Hovorka

March 21, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport  own (Hattie Hates Hugs) Sarah Hovorka has a thing about hugs. Now, it sounds like they mostly like them, but maybe for other people. You see in Hattie Hates Hugs Hovorka has Hattie in the uneasy and unpleasant situation of a family reunion where Hattie has a family of huggers, and Hattie hates hugs. They make her all squirmy and stiff. And boy do they upset her tummy. But it is not until the wise matriarch of her family lets her in on the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Abbey Bryant, CBR15Passport, Heather Brockman Lee, Sarah Hovorka

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:180 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health · Tags: Abbey Bryant, CBR15Passport, Heather Brockman Lee, Sarah Hovorka ·
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