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Don’t judge a book by its cover or an ogre by the crusty toenails

Princess Pru and the Ogre on the Hill by Maureen Fergus

May 24, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Princess Pru and the Ogre on the Hill was not, my favorite book I read during a picture book marathon. However, it was a book that I enjoyed because it took a familiar theme of, “Don’t judge a book by its cover or an ogre by the crusty toenails” and switched it up a bit. Maureen Fergus’s story is simple, Princess Pru has a great life. She has two overprotective dads, three tarantulas and an ostrich named Orville. But when the ogre moves in next door, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Danesh Mohiuddin, friendship, glbtq, Maureen Fergus, ogres, princesses, Social Theme

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:385 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Danesh Mohiuddin, friendship, glbtq, Maureen Fergus, ogres, princesses, Social Theme ·
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Two books neither about dance

Zander Stay by Maureen Fergus

Where Dreams Take You by Elena Ferrándiz

May 23, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Who wants to do the Time Warp when you can do the Picture Book Round Up? Ok, ok.  It’s not a dance, and while fun, not nearly as fun as the Time Warp, so let me start again. Hi all, I am writing abut two picture books I read recently.  The first is Zander Stays. This book is about a goose, that does goose things, and not so goose things, and has a funny twist ending. The second is Where Dreams Take You, that is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: Elena Ferrándiz, experiences, friendship, imagination, Maureen Fergus, Scot Ritchie

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:376 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: Elena Ferrándiz, experiences, friendship, imagination, Maureen Fergus, Scot Ritchie ·
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Santa Spoiler Ahead, FYI

December 2, 2016 by NTE Leave a Comment

So this was originally supposed to be a holiday picture book roundup, like I do every year, but then my ten-old-niece and I had to have the “Is Santa real?” discussion in real life, and even looking at the rest of the Santa books is too much for today, so here you go, let’s talk about The Day Santa Stopped Believing In Harold.  What a good, non-cynical twist on the “Is Santa real?” story; what if Santa stopped believing in one particular child, instead of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: Cale Atkinson, christmas, Holiday, Maureen Fergus

NTE's CBR8 Review No:17 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: Cale Atkinson, christmas, Holiday, Maureen Fergus ·
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