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Catwad Volume 1: It’s Me by Jim Benton

My Little Thief  by Augusten Burroughs

A Pizza My Heart by Stephani Stilwell

The Making of Butterflies by Zora Neale Hurston

March 3, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Time for the round-up of books I want to review but cannot do 250 words each for. They range from picture books to graphic novels. And we see old favoirte authors, new ones, and adult auhotrs coming to dark side (afterall, we are kids and have cookies). Sometimes I like Jim Benton, sometimes I do not. And this was a do not. Catwad Volume 1: It’s Me is a collection of (to some, though the line about running hate for Catwad was amusing) humorous stories […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Poetry, Religion, Short Stories Tagged With: Augusten Burroughs, Bonnie Lui, butterflies, Cats, Catwad, friendship, ibram x. kendi, Jim Benton, Kah Yangni, Love, Pizza, Stephani Stilwell, Zora Neale Hurston

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:146 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Poetry, Religion, Short Stories · Tags: Augusten Burroughs, Bonnie Lui, butterflies, Cats, Catwad, friendship, ibram x. kendi, Jim Benton, Kah Yangni, Love, Pizza, Stephani Stilwell, Zora Neale Hurston ·
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This is factual, not just farting (but who doesn’t enjoy a good fart?)

Jop and Blip Wanna Know V01: Can You Hear a Penguin Fart on Mars? And Other Excellent Questions by Jim Benton

January 21, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

June/July 2021 cannot come soon enough! I want to recommend Jop and Blip Wanna Know V01: Can You Hear a Penguin Fart on Mars? And Other Excellent Questions ALL THE TIME. Jim Benton created a non-fiction question book done in a humorous fiction way. I am sure more than one kid has wondered if you can hear a penguin fart like grandma does, why do we have two nostrils and if dragons are real. You will learn this and more (such as who invented the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: dinosaurs, dragons, farting, Jim Benton, science

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:29 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: dinosaurs, dragons, farting, Jim Benton, science ·
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