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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

Snow by Sam Usher

Froggy Picks a Pumpkin by Jonathan London.

October 9, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

What do you do with a girl like Maria? And what do you do when you cannot write a 250-word review on a book? Well, I do not know about Maria, but I know that you can combine three books into one review. First, we start with Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton. This book was certainly a book of the time. The obvious is, of course, the illustrations. The ladies in dresses, gentlemen in slacks, boys in overalls and girls with […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Jonathan London, Sam Usher, Virginia Lee Burton

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:418 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Jonathan London, Sam Usher, Virginia Lee Burton ·
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Trot right over and find this foxy number!

Little Fox in the Snow by Jonathan London

January 14, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Little Fox in the Snow is a beautiful, realistic story of what a fox does (hunts mice, rabbits, explores and more). This is a refreshing twist to modern stories. Jonathan London tells you this is what a fox is. They are an animal that preys on the mouse and rabbit. However, it is done tastefully. You know the fox will eat the mouse and rabbit (London tells you this) but it is not “blood guts and gore.” The fact that the fox has an enemy […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Daniel Miyares, Jonathan London, Mammals, Nature & the Natural World

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:17 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: Daniel Miyares, Jonathan London, Mammals, Nature & the Natural World ·
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