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Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Grave: Epitaphs to Die For by Anthony Martignetti

The Man Who Didn't Like Animals by Deborah Underwood

August 2, 2024 by BlackRaven 3 Comments

I like to read and I enjoy writing reviews. But sometimes a book is not able to produce a long review. There isn’t a lot to say, or if you do, there are more words in your review than the actual book. These below titles fall into that category as well as the category of sometimes you cannot find a theme to link books together in a review other than they don’t allow for longer reviews and they have nothing in common. And that is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: animals, Anthony Martignetti, dark humor, Deborah Underwood, friendship, language, LeUyen Pham, Neighbors, Nursery Rhymes, Old MacDonald, Puns & Wordplay

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:364 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: animals, Anthony Martignetti, dark humor, Deborah Underwood, friendship, language, LeUyen Pham, Neighbors, Nursery Rhymes, Old MacDonald, Puns & Wordplay ·
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Be the Bus book cover. Pigeon wearing cardboard bus.

Be the funny

Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of the Pigeon. by Mo Willems

January 19, 2023 by BlackRaven 4 Comments

Have you found the word of The Pigeon? Have you taken The Pigeon into your soul and heart? And I do not mean just any ol’ pigeon, but the pigeon of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! If not, you need this handy-dandy little gem called Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of the Pigeon. Mo Willems is at his best when we get sage advice such as Let me be the first to say that everything has already been said. Or […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: American wit and humor, CBR15Passport, Mo Willems, Puns & Wordplay

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:52 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: American wit and humor, CBR15Passport, Mo Willems, Puns & Wordplay ·
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