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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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My Buddy Whitney Wrote this book, so please read!

Who Was Walt Disney? by Whitney Stewart

August 17, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr13bingo  Old SeriesThis biography in the Who Was/Is series is a tastefully done book about the man who made movies and influenced the world. Who Was Walt Disney? He was a dreamer (who thankfully had a levelheaded brother to help him) create what we know to be animation and cartoons. He was not always a nice man, but Whitney Stewart (who is a really nice person and has a mom the store nicknamed, Trouble) focuses on the positives, while letting you know of his faults. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr13bingo, Disney, Mickey Mouse, Nancy Harrison, Performing Arts, walt disney, Walter Elias Disney, Whitney Stewart

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:219 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr13bingo, Disney, Mickey Mouse, Nancy Harrison, Performing Arts, walt disney, Walter Elias Disney, Whitney Stewart ·
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