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Who Is R. L. Stine by M.D. Payne

Who Was Maurice Sendak by Janet B. Pascal

Who Was Ernest Hemingway by Jim Gigliotti

May 22, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I know some are familiar with the Who Are/Who Was series? And, I have written abut them before, so saying they are books about a subject (person for the Who Are/Was, place or thing for the What Is/What Was), and they have realistic, black and white illustrations that are not necessarily “fantastic” but get the point across and there is a double timeline at the end (for the subject, in this case  three authors, and the world timeline) is redundant. But needed as an intro […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: #writing, authors, Ernest Hemingway, Jake Murray, Janet B. Pascal, Jim Gigliotti, M.D. Payne, Maurice Sendak, Nancy Harrison, R.L. Stine, Stephen Marchesi

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:348 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery · Tags: #writing, authors, Ernest Hemingway, Jake Murray, Janet B. Pascal, Jim Gigliotti, M.D. Payne, Maurice Sendak, Nancy Harrison, R.L. Stine, Stephen Marchesi ·
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I always had a soft spot for the ol’ spook

Who Was Edgar Allan Poe? by Jim Gigliotti

January 11, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Once you recommend one book in the Who Was series (Who Was, Who Is, even What Is) you have pretty much said everything you need about them. They are fun, simple, and while might not get “down and dirty” you do find a little dust here and there. I tend to like the books about people over the “things” or events (though the Ice Age was interesting as it showed that we are still learning about it, even though it seems like something that is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: American authors, authors, Baltimore, Boston, E. A. Poe, Edgar Allan Poe, Jim Gigliotti, The Raven, Tim Foley, Writers

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:10 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: American authors, authors, Baltimore, Boston, E. A. Poe, Edgar Allan Poe, Jim Gigliotti, The Raven, Tim Foley, Writers ·
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