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Family Drama

The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones

January 10, 2022 by Ale 1 Comment

In my 2022 quest to read Diana Wynne Jones’ full body of work, I’m running down the Chrestomanci books first. After completing The Lives of Christopher Chant and Charmed Life last year, I’ve moved on to The Pinhoe Egg. Picking up about a year after Charmed Life ends, The Pinhoe Egg focuses on a huge family of Dwimmers, or nature-magical mages, who are trying their best to keep their magical abilities away from what they believe is the oppressive oversight of Chrestomanci. Things have gone fine for years, with them […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Cats, children's fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones, magic, nature, The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, timeless fantasy, unicorns

Ale's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Cats, children's fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones, magic, nature, The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, timeless fantasy, unicorns ·
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Fern has her own personality as I have mine (see image….It is SO happily me)

Nerdy Corn by Andrew Root

August 18, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Fern is a unicorn. She is creative. She prefers building robots and coding to jumping though rainbows that shimmer or splashing in waterfalls. She likes chemistry and reading. Glitter is not her thing, but she is always a good friend and willing to lend a helping hoof to help others. Still the other unicorns tease Fern and call her a Nerdy Corn. Andrew Root has taken the theme of bullies and being yourself on a slightly different journey in Nerdy Corn. Fern, when she is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Andrew Root, animals, bullies, Erin Kraan, friends, Mythical, Social Themes, teasing, technology, unicorns

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:223 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Andrew Root, animals, bullies, Erin Kraan, friends, Mythical, Social Themes, teasing, technology, unicorns ·
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I love you in my own special way

A Unicorn Named Sparkle and the Perfect Valentine by Amy Young

June 23, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am not usually a big fan of Sparkle and Lucy, but there was something about A Unicorn Named Sparkle and the Perfect Valentine that “got me.” And I do not know how Amy Young did it, but they made me like Valentines Day. They made me want to make Valentines for all my friends right now and not wait until February. However, I do not want to make them in the special way Lucy makes hers (or not just the way she does them), […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Amy Young, friendship, unicorns, Valenslime, Valentine's Day

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:182 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Amy Young, friendship, unicorns, Valenslime, Valentine's Day ·
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Magical Friendship: cbr12bingo – “Friendship”

Phoebe and Her Unicorn in The Magic Storm by Dana Simpson

October 30, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

“Phoebe and Her Unicorn” began as a web comic by Dana Simpson in 2012 and then a few years later became a syndicated comic strip in newspapers, that is still in active publication.  The first five books in the series are compilations of those comics.  Phoebe and Her Unicorn in The Magic Storm is the first standalone graphic novel. Phoebe is an average girl who befriends a unicorn, Marigold Heavenly Nostrils.  Together they tackle the mundane, school, to adventure, like when they solve mysteries as the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: All Ages, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Children's, comic, Dana Simpson, Dome'Loki, Fiction, friendship, Graphic Novel, unicorns

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:34 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: All Ages, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Children's, comic, Dana Simpson, Dome'Loki, Fiction, friendship, Graphic Novel, unicorns ·
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I scream you scream for Halloween! (Or: Autumn books that can be Halloween books )

We're Going on a Pumpkin Hunt by Mary Hogan Wilcox

She Wanted to Be Haunted by Marcus Ewert

The Little Kitten by Nicola Killen

A Unicorn Named Sparkle and the Pumpkin Monster by Amy Young

September 25, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

This is Halloween, this is Halloween/Pumpkins scream in the dead of night Okay, these four books are on the other side of Halloween. They are not spooky (or at least not to the level of The Nightmare Before Christmas) but they are fun, can acutely be an autumn read (or even anytime read) and can be absolutely perfect for the right audience. We’re Going on a Pumpkin Hunt by Mary Hogan Wilcox is probably my least favorite of the group. That’s not to say it is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Amy Young, Cats, friendship, halloween, Holidays & Celebrations, Marcus Ewert, Mary Hogan Wilcox, Nicola Killen, Pets, pumpkins, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Susie Ghahremani, unicorns

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:290 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Amy Young, Cats, friendship, halloween, Holidays & Celebrations, Marcus Ewert, Mary Hogan Wilcox, Nicola Killen, Pets, pumpkins, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Susie Ghahremani, unicorns ·
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Unicorn Diaries are similar to yours….maybe

Bo's Magical New Friend: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #1) by Rebecca Elliott 

August 27, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Bo’s Magical New Friend: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #1) by Rebecca Elliott is super sugary sweet, but a fun unicorn story about friendship. As an adult, I could feel my brain relax into a nice mush. I liked this book not so much for the art as it is way too abstract in the sense colors and shapes are really out there, of course you know that is a rabbit/that is a unicorn/that is a troll, but they are child like in nature, almost too bloody […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: friendship, Rebecca Elliott, unicorns

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:340 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: friendship, Rebecca Elliott, unicorns ·
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