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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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