Cannonball Read 11

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

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BlackRaven

Reading, writing and alligator wrestling are passions of mine. 2018 was my first year participating and looking forward to 2019. Can't wait to see what new finds I will be finding! (Always a fun & crazy kid!)

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Lupita Nyong’o shows you what it means to be beautiful

Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o

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Lupita Nyong’o has created a picture book that deals with the issue of loving yourself. Growing up darker than her family, Nyong’o always wanted to change her looks; wanted to be lighter, like her own family and like her character, Sulwe. And while the two took different journeys, the ending is the same. They both came to love who they were: inside and out. This is done in a not overly preachy manner and the journey to being yourself could be anyone’s journey due to the way that it is written and even though the young girl is from Kenya, […]

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6/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:237 |

Daisy, Dad and a Motorcycle

My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero’

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My Papi Has a Motorcycle is a good father and daughter story that is based on Isabel Quintero’s own experiences as a child with her father and driving around the city they called home. Quintero brings together the past (the races they had on what is now the main street), present (the dog chasing them, and their favorite shaved ice place closed) and future (a cart that sells shaved ice). The sense of family and community is loudly presented. It is also boldly presented with great illustrations by Zeke Pena. There are the colors of the neighborhood, the blurs of […]

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6/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:236 |

Don’t get stuck, read this book about quicksand!

The Quicksand Book by Tomie dePaola

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I once said Tomie dePaola could do no wrong in my eyes. And while that is still true, The Quicksand Book is not in my top ten likes. Yet, there is a charm to it that makes it a fun book tht could appeal across ages. This is a clever story about the facts of quicksand. The boy of the story is pontificating as the girl (who was swinging through the jungle, minding her own business, when her vine breaks) has been caught in quicksand. The young man tells all the facts about quicksand. Which frankly, was neat. I had […]

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6/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:235 |

My mom was a Barbie Doctor

My Mama is a Mechanic by Doug Cenko

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My Mama is a Mechanic is a “Women can be and do whatever they want” book for the toddler crowd. And sometimes they are those things because of a little help from the imagination of a child. The mom in this book wears many hats: surgeon, chemist and mechanic to name a few. What is going on is the Kid and their imagination see real-life situations and when these things are happening (she is a chemist because she cooks; a surgeon to only the highest class of teddy bears; and now there is one bike ready to ride) the child […]

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6/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:234 |

I am a Wolf, not a dog, even though I look like a dog, I am a WOLF!

I Am a Wolf by Kelly Leigh Miller

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I am a cat person. Well, actually more of a pet rock person, but that’s another story. It is not that I do not like dogs, I just know that they are a lot of work, need a lot of love and time. And I know I cannot give that to any pet. However, I know that, like in I Am a Wolf if I did decide to get a pet, there would be the perfect one for me. Kelly Leigh Miller has made a cute book about dog love. The love a dog can give to you and the […]

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6/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:233 |

It was Hard Being Me Yesterday, but Today is a new day

Being Edie Is Hard Today by Ben Brashares

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Being Edie Is Hard Today is a modern story about imagination and the issues kids deal with due to a more heighten sense of issues they (and adults around them) have. In other words, this is a touchy-feely book at its best. And make sure that you are at your best when reading; because nothing can ruin this book more than having a “Being You Is Hard Today” kind of day yourself. Ben Brashares created a modern, not fairy tale, but fairy tale for today. Edie is just having a rough time of it. She imagines all sorts of animals […]

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6/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:232 |

Don’t Worry Be Happy… even if you’re smile is upside down

Don’t Worry, Bee Happy: An Acorn Book by Ross Burach

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The Bumble and Bee books are going to be the next Elephant and Piggie series for the beginning reader. Ross Burach has created three stories about Bumble, Bee and Froggy in the first book, Don’t Worry, Bee Happy: An Acorn Book. Coming out in late December 2019/early January 2020 your young reader can find out how Bumble and Bee and Froggy have adventures and misadventures as they take pictures, scare hiccups and doing a wiggly dance. This book was not meant for me. It is meant for the modern reader who finds Nickelodeon humor funny. It is for the quirky […]

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6/20/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:231 |

Inspire your fledgling ninja with this treat

Rabbit Ninja by Jared T. Williams

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Ninjas do not have to go to school. They use stealth. They do not sleep but mediate, look at their sword and think about being a ninja. And in Rabbit Ninja Jared T. Williams tells you this and more. But he also tells us, via his Ninja Wanting To Be Rabbit, that even though being a small rabbit can be dull when you have to brush your teeth or hurry so you are not late for school, sometimes being a little rabbit is pretty cool, too. Williams has also created some lovely and fun illustrations to go along with his […]

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6/20/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:230 |


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