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Take a look, it’s in a book (or five)

My America by Karen Katz

Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep: Baaad Hair Day by Eric Barclay

One More Hug by Megan Alexander

Roly Poly by Mem Fox

The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig

November 4, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

What do you do when you can’t write a review to fit your needed word count? You combine several together to let people know that there are some grand books out there, but trying to write over 200 words just is not going to happen with books only a 100 words themselves (if that). My America by Karen Katz: This is a nice book. It is cozy. It is sweet. It is comfortable. It talks about people from the POV of children. All (with one […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Eric Barclay, family, friendship, Hiroe Nakata, Jane Dyer, Karen Katz, Love, Megan Alexander, Mem Fox, Patrice Barton, siblings, Social Themes, Trudy Ludwig

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:350 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Eric Barclay, family, friendship, Hiroe Nakata, Jane Dyer, Karen Katz, Love, Megan Alexander, Mem Fox, Patrice Barton, siblings, Social Themes, Trudy Ludwig ·
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It’s all about you

Remarkably You by Pat Zietlow Miller

Celebrate You! by Sherri Duskey Rinker

September 11, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Remarkably You by  Pat Zietlow Miller and Celebrate You! by Sherri Duskey Rinker are two books to add to the “be yourself” books and the “you are great as you are” books. Patrice Barton illustrates Remarkably You with colors and details that accent the rhymes, sing-song text and the bouncy feel of the story. While, the subject is not new, the way Miller has presented a slightly older tone that makes the subject a bit more series than many on this subject. And the way […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: A.N. Kang, Pat Zietlow Miller, Patrice Barton, Sherri Duskey Rinker

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:371 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: A.N. Kang, Pat Zietlow Miller, Patrice Barton, Sherri Duskey Rinker ·
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