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Did they use Monsters Ink to write this?

Why Did the Monster Cross the Road? by R. L. Stine

May 5, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you have two powerhouse writers and illustrators like R. L. Stine and Marc Brown, you figure you will have a homerun out of the park hit. Um. Sorry, not this time. Oh, I am not saying Why Did the Monster Cross the Road? was not good, it just was not a huge win for me. Some of the jokes were amusing (Why did the Monster cross the road? To bite someone on the other side) but not all of them (What did the monster […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Feelings, friends, Marc Brown, monsters, R.L. Stine

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:299 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health · Tags: Feelings, friends, Marc Brown, monsters, R.L. Stine ·
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A Not Love Letter to a Beloved Author

June 27, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Dear Marc Brown; Oh, dear Mr. Brown! Why did you fail me? Okay, your Arthur books (original) were a bit odd, yet there was always something about them that one could enjoy. The TV series of same name was delightful. Other books you have written and illustrated have delighted many times. Now here is a book about pickles, appropriately enough named, Pickle Things. I love a good dill pickle and was hoping that a book about pickles would have potential. With the concept of “Have […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Marc Brown, pickles

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:228 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Marc Brown, pickles ·
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