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Witchy ways

Witch Poems by Daisy Wallace

October 5, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If this book has not at least been challenged at least once, I would be amazed. Witch Poems edited by Daisy Wallace includes some fantastic poems. However, while this is a great collection of poetry about witches and spooky fun (and not so much fun), it can be dated with language and imagery. Trina Schart Hyman had a style that when you saw it, you knew it was them. They had diverse characters before diverseness was prominent in children’s books. Yet, there are some stereotypes […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: Daisy Wallace, E. E. Cummings, Jack Prelutsky, magic, Margery Cuyler, Shakespeare, Trina Schart Hyman, witches

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:720 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: Daisy Wallace, E. E. Cummings, Jack Prelutsky, magic, Margery Cuyler, Shakespeare, Trina Schart Hyman, witches ·
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Jack (Prelutsky) is back!

Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast: And Other Tasty Poems by Jack Prelutsky

October 30, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you like eggs? Bugs? Funny and punny kids poems? Then Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast: And Other Tasty Poems by Jack Prelutsky is for you.  Now, not all are about food, but several are. There is something for all tastes, but they do lean towards the silly, goofy and sometimes down right well…. less than a Rhodes Scholar. But for the most part, everything is funny and has a message behind them. The rhyming text makes it easy to read. Good for a classroom, by […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Jack Prelutsky, Ruth Chan

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:338 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Jack Prelutsky, Ruth Chan ·
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