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Most marshmallows read a book before bed and if you do too, try this book

Most Marshmallows by Rowboat Watkins

May 1, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

First blush I had of Most Marshmallows by Rowboat Watkins: This is completely and totally anti-establishment. DO NOT BE A MARSHMALLOW! Do not stand in straight lines! Do not be squishy! Be free! Do you own thing! Breath fire! Second blush: This story has been done before. That “Be yourself. Be whatever you want to be. Even (gasp!) breath fire!” Honestly, how many times can we do this story? While some of the things “you can do” are different: as we know marshmallows and fire […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Cooking & Food, Humorous Stories, Rowboat Watkins, self-esteem, Self-Reliance

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:145 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Cooking & Food, Humorous Stories, Rowboat Watkins, self-esteem, Self-Reliance ·
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Pete has no pants and I really wish he did

October 2, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

  I am very sorry to say, Rowboat Watkins, but I did not like your book Pete With No Pants. There was something that did not speak to me. Perhaps it is the fact that I am just not a nudist at heart. With that said, I appreciate the hard work that went into making Pete With No Pants and hope you sell a lot of copies (of this title and the rest of your books as well). Pete is an elephant with an active […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: animals, Clothing & Dress, Elephants, Imagination & Play, Rowboat Watkins

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:372 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: animals, Clothing & Dress, Elephants, Imagination & Play, Rowboat Watkins ·
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