by Mary-Lynne Monroe | Nov 3, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Humor, Poetry, Reference, Sponsored
From the beginning, Barrie Gauthier sets forward that his new book, The Black Cat Guide to Grammar Through Light Verse, is intended to provide entertainment as well as education. Many of his verses in its pages do bring out a smile. From the first poem, a...
by Megan McIntyre | Oct 25, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Humor
Love this story of gooey Billy Bloo! The best part of this book is that Billy and several other characters appear to be children/people of color. There are random, humorous characters (a pirate that can’t find his pants, an octopus, a bossy queen) that each...
by Howard Leighton | Oct 18, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, Humor
Onto a small nightclub stage steps a fifty-seven-year-old “stand-up” comic (Doveleh Greenstein), who spends the next several hours telling a few straight forward jokes, audience insults, self-flagellation, and fills the rest of the evening with his life story. He has...
by Whitney Smyth | Aug 17, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Humor
In Simon Philip’s You Must Bring a Hat!, the young protagonist has received a birthday invitation to his friend’s birthday party. This party has one rule: you must bring a hat! The only hat to be found belongs to a monkey, who is thankfully willing to attend the...
by Howard Leighton | Aug 3, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks, Humor
There is an extensive range of beverages from non-alcoholic to alcoholic of which one can enjoy and become a connoisseur. Perhaps the one expert and authority most have a vague familiarity with is the sommelier, who is knowledgeable about the world of wines, spirits,...
by Megan McIntyre | Jul 12, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Education, Parenting & Families, Humor, Sponsored
I am often hesitant to read books about motherhood as I am right in the early throws of it (other titles on my nightstand elude to emotional lives of toddlers, no drama, how to get your kid to… etc). The funny books can be too much like a blog crammed between...