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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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A couple of “new” books

A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz

February 27, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I noticed there was a reading challenge at my local library. I figured it was for kids so I didn’t pay attention to it. Yet, one day I looked at it and noticed one of the categories was “Love Triangle.” Now, I know kids are a lot more mature than I was, but I still don’t think a “Love Triangle” would be in a kids Reading Challenge Bingo. Then, after looking at the libraries website, I noticed that it did say for young adults and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: colors, emotions, Feelings, Judith Viorst, Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz, Leo Lionni, Ray Cruz, Reptiles & Amphibians, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:118 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: colors, emotions, Feelings, Judith Viorst, Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz, Leo Lionni, Ray Cruz, Reptiles & Amphibians, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes ·
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Dr. Seuss et al

Oh the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka

Green Eggs and Ham and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss

The Pigeon Finds a Hotdog by Mo Willems

The Duckling Gets a Cookie? by Mo Willems

This is not my Hat by Jon Klassen

The Frog Prince Continued by Jon Scieszka

Boys Will Be Boys by James Patterson

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

May 16, 2023 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

I recently asked my high school seniors what were some of their favorite book when they were younger. These are 18 year olds now, so mostly born in 2005, and while there were some older classics in the mix like Goodnight Moon and The Very Hungry Caterpillar, most of the answers were books I had never heard of before. So I went to the library and checked some of them out to see what they had enjoyed. While there, I checked out a few other […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: Astrid Lindgren, Dr. Seuss, James Patterson, jon klassen, Jon Scieszka, Judith Viorst, Mo Willems

vel veeter's CBR15 Review No:322 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: Astrid Lindgren, Dr. Seuss, James Patterson, jon klassen, Jon Scieszka, Judith Viorst, Mo Willems ·
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  • Tracy
    on Early Fantasy: Long Stories in Which Not Much Happens
    That almost sounds "so bad it's good," and I might need to check it out.
  • louise
    on High expectations led to disappointment
    I totally agree with what you wrote. I already read this book and found it extremely complicated to understand the...
  • Ashlea
    on This standalone fantasy goes incredibly hard.
    Just finished this amazing story. Eyes are still damp. I had it queued on my Libby app for several weeks...
  • finnyfinfinn
    on Les Amis Des Chats
    It did seem to come a little bit out of nowhere fast but I enjoyed everything else so much I...
  • finnyfinfinn
    on Les Amis Des Chats
    It's very sweet!
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