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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Retro artwork and ageless story

November 7, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Small Walt and Mo the Tow is a nice story about friends, the fun and dangers of snow and helping each other out. It is also politically correct as Mo’s driver is a woman of color. However, this is not “in your face” as it is presented as very natural.  That is refreshing to have the story just “be” and not have to make a big point over “hey we’ve a woman driver over here! And oh yeah, she’s black, too.” However, Elizbeth Verdick falls […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Cars & Trucks, Elizbeth Verdick, friendship, Marc Rosenthal, snow, Weather, winter

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:414 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Cars & Trucks, Elizbeth Verdick, friendship, Marc Rosenthal, snow, Weather, winter ·
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It’s storming outside, but inside we are snug and reading!

September 12, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sam Usher knows how to create great illustrations. They tell the story without his text to compliment them. I usually am not a fan of wordless picture books, but Usher would be a great candidate for that genre. With that said his book Storm is a text and illustration treat. The grandfather and grandson are back for another adventure in Storm. This time they want to fly a kite as it is so windy and ready for a good storm. Of course, they have to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Nature & the Natural World, Sam Usher, Weather

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:352 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Nature & the Natural World, Sam Usher, Weather ·
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