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One word titled books, hold lots of wonder

Thankful by Elaine Vickers

Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall

November 21, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sometimes when I combine picture books into one review it is because by themselves writing 250 words on each means writing more words about the book than are in the book(s), and a combo review is a fun way just to get good books out there. And sometimes, like these two books, there is a theme connecting them. This time it is the illustrations are similar with its real and traditional illustration combinations.   Thankful by Elaine Vickers can be a book one uses year-round. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry Tagged With: Elaine Vickers, family, Samantha Cotterill, Social Themes, Sophie Blackall, thankfulness

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:562 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry · Tags: Elaine Vickers, family, Samantha Cotterill, Social Themes, Sophie Blackall, thankfulness ·
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What do a hippo, worm, lightbulb and a dinosaur have in common? Their books are mentioned in this review!

The Secret Rhino Society by Jonathan E. Jacobs

The Legend of King Arthur-A-Tops by Mo O’Hara

February 5, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was in a bit of a reading slump but realized that it was because I was not reading the right books. I was trying to read novels and was in the mindset for picture books. Those fun, clever little gems that takes a few minutes to read, but you feel accomplished after. After all, think of the child just reading; they cannot do War and Peace, but when they read a book of a few dozen pages, a few hundred words or so, and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Andrew Joyner, animals, dinosaurs, Jonathan E. Jacobs, legends, Mo O’Hara, Samantha Cotterill, social issues

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:68 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Andrew Joyner, animals, dinosaurs, Jonathan E. Jacobs, legends, Mo O’Hara, Samantha Cotterill, social issues ·
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Just Add Glitter and The Fun Happens

June 29, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Just Add Glitter has an interesting concept: do a craft project by adding glitter. Of course, it gets out of hand. The moral is that if you have too much of a good thing you cannot see the real things that sparkle. A big plus for me is that the child does clean up in the end. This is a nice touch. Usually the mess is left for someone else or never mentioned. I think, while books should be fun, be sneaky and put a […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Angela Diterlizzi, Samantha Cotterill

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:233 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: Angela Diterlizzi, Samantha Cotterill ·
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