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Princess Arabella goes to school and I go back to the bookshelves to find another book

August 28, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Princess Arabella Goes to School by Mylo Freeman is part of a picture book series that shows a princess who is not your typical looking princess. Granted, she has adventures like anyone else, but she has her own special take on things. And her own special way of how to be a princess.   The colors of the book are great. They are bold and sassy like our princess. They move the story along. They show how Arabella thinks of herself and the world. The […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Elephants, Kings and Queens, Mylo Freeman, princesses, school, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:325 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Elephants, Kings and Queens, Mylo Freeman, princesses, school, Social Themes ·
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Start your engines

August 16, 2018 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

In The Princess and the Pit Stop the use of the different fairy tale characters is clever, but overall it is the race Vanellope of Wreck it Ralph entered with every “twisted fairy tale pun” possible. Yet, Tom Angelberger can be forgiven for that as the book is just plain funny and well done. It is perfect for the four to eight-year-old crowd. Clever illustrations of Dan Santat with his signature style and great colors help this book to be a more fun read. It […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: adaptations, cars, Dan Santat, Fairy Tales & Folklore, princesses, racing, Tom Angelberger

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:312 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: adaptations, cars, Dan Santat, Fairy Tales & Folklore, princesses, racing, Tom Angelberger ·
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