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Because a bad day can always get worse (and isn’t that grand?)

The Pursuit of Grouchiness: Oscar the Grouch’s Guide to Life by Oscar the Grouch

April 10, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you love Oscar the Grouch? Then get his book, The Pursuit of Grouchiness: Oscar the Grouch’s Guide to Life on how to be a good… I mean bad… Grouch! This is a counter book: a gem at the checkout you see and know it is the perfect “little something” you needed to fill out your gift for Uncle Bob or that pesky high schooler who is just graduating. Or you are one of millions of kids who asked, “Can you tell me how to […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: happiness, Oscar the Grouch, Parodies, Personal & Practical Guides, Personal Growth, Self-help

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:115 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: happiness, Oscar the Grouch, Parodies, Personal & Practical Guides, Personal Growth, Self-help ·
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Did we go too far this time?

December 20, 2018 by BlackRaven 1 Comment

Goodnight Trump (an unauthorized parody) has potential. You are not a Trump fan, yes! We get to say, “F-Trump” as Lea DeLaria is so fond of saying. You know that Gan Golan and Erich Origen are going to have fun. However, the issue with books like this is they get old fast. There have been too many parodies of Goodnight Moon that one more waters them all down. And the fact that this is political and not “sweet” can make it feel “icky” at times. […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor Tagged With: Erich Origen, Gan Golan, Parodies, politics

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:466 · Genres: Comedy/Humor · Tags: Erich Origen, Gan Golan, Parodies, politics ·
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A lighthearted parody of Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar,

August 31, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Very Hungry Pregnant Lady is a spoof of that board book favorite, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. The spoof aspect can be a bit much sometimes by having the joke “over played” and done too many times. (Yes, I am looking at you Goodnight Moon spoofs). This time, however, the spoof is hilarious. And it would be the perfect baby shower gift (not so much for the child but for the mother herself). However, there is nothing inappropriate, so a child could […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Emilie Sandoz-Voyer, Eric Carle, Gabriel McElwain, humor, Parenting, Parodies, Satire

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:327 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Emilie Sandoz-Voyer, Eric Carle, Gabriel McElwain, humor, Parenting, Parodies, Satire ·
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