Cannonball Read 10

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

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BlackRaven

I love to read! (Especially young adult and middle readers. Though recently I am on a picture book kick). I have had family and friends who have had cancer. I'm a fun & crazy kid once you get to know me!

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Walking the Dog or Dog Walking Owner?

Walk Your Dog by Elizabeth Stevens Omlor

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Walk Your Dog by Elizabeth Stevens Omlor would have made a fantastic board book. Probably a lap size or slightly smaller sized. It also would be a wonderful first reader (at least a pre-level, but I would go as far as to say a level one in most systems). The lack of text does make it not necessarily a fun read-aloud, but the illustrations lend themselves to creating the story. Your child could also make up their own story to go along with them as well.   The artist, Neesha Hudson’s illustrations are a delightful addition. They are colorful and […]

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7/18/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:268 |

Mooom! There’s a bear in my bed……

The Bear in My Bed by Joyce Wan

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The Bear in My Bed has some fun illustrations in their childlike manner. They are abstract with whimsical touches. The bears antics are also very “childlike” in the way they are how a child could act during their bedtime routine. The takeaway is either yes, the bear is there or (more likely) the child is telling you about himself and his feelings, actions and overall state of play/mind. Joyce Wan has created a delightful bedtime story that soon your child could read with you as well as begin read to. It is simple and obvious, but this does not take […]

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7/18/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:267 |

Cece Loves Science Experiments

Cece Loves Science by Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes

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Cece Loves Science is the first picture book in a new series. Cece is a clever girl who asks questions. She loves science and she cannot wait to find out the answer to the question, “Do dogs eat vegetables?”  Cece and her best friend, Isaac, tackle this question for their school project. Using the steps of science (brainstorming, asking questions, experimenting, and more) the answer soon is clear. Or is it? Cece learns that sometimes your first answer is not the only one. Overall the book is a lovely book with a STEM theme. Yet, for this adult, it fell […]

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7/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:266 |

From Football field to the Art Gallery

Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football field to the Art Gallery by Sandra Neil Wallace

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Who is Ernie Barnes? Some people might know him from the football field and some might know him from the art galleries. I know him from Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football field to the Art Gallery by Sandra Neil Wallace (and illustrated by Bryan Collier). Barnes was a young boy growing up in North Carolina. Shy, not good with words and a love of art set him apart at an early age. However, he was unable to partake in the galleries of the time as they were White Only. Not a great student, finally he […]

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7/16/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:265 |

Rot, the Cutest in the World??

Rot, the Cutest in the World! by Ben Clanton

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When you are a mutant potato that knows he is perfect the way his is, what do you do? Enter a The Cutest in the World Contest! However, Rot soon realizes not everyone thinks he is so cute. What is a poor mutant potato to do?   Ben Clanton tells you in Rot, the Cutest in the World!   Clanton’s signature style is all over the place. Each page has his less than traditional look and feel. His words are sassy, funny and serious all at once. He uses the colors expected on a mutant potato and on a cute […]

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7/16/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:264 |

A Small Blue Whale finds a Friend or two or three….

A Small Blue Whale by Betty Ferry

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A Small Blue Whale has one of those covers that makes you say, “Well this looks interesting. Let’s read it.”  However, while this is a delightfully nice book nothing “grabbed” me about the text. The illustrations, though, are fun and attractive. They have great color and a tone to them that is pleasant to the eye. These illustrations are realistically abstract. There is no question to what the animal is, but it is far from what the animal should look like.   The story is an old one: a whale is looking for a friend. But it is hard to […]

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7/13/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:263 |

How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read?

How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read? by Jane Yolen

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              The dinosaurs of yore are back again with Jane Yolen’s and Mark Teague’s newest collaboration. How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read? is much of what we have seen before, but this time about reading. Therefore, if you child likes the others, you will like this too!   We will jump and roar and soar and soak and throw and chew and even read books with our dinosaur friends. We will learn the proper and improper ways to handle a book. And find out good times to read these gems.   Once again Yolen’s […]

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7/13/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:262 |

Baby Panda Chews Bamboo and steals your Heart

Baby Panda Chews Bamboo by Ben Richmond and Angelo Soto-Centeno

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While I give this a five rating it is more of a 4.5 rating. This is due to the fact that there are a lot of facts about panda, but I would have liked to have seen just a few more. The photographs are amazing and the real draw to the book. Baby Panda Chews Bamboo focuses on the baby panda without a lot of “heavy” facts but does not leave anything out. It even their status on the endangered list (which has improved over the years).  The book reads as fiction, though there is not a traditional story going […]

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7/13/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:261 |


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