Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Not a baby person

You’re Loved by Liz Climo

Meet the Baby, Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen

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I am not a baby person. Or so I tell myself. Sure, I wonder why people want a little alien creature, but once they come into this world, I am usually the one that will spoil them with books, ice cream and teach them about Rocky Horror Picture Show. Since all the babies I know currently are not ready for ice cream or Rocky, I will stick with recommending books. If you need a book for a first birthday either of these books work, but […]

Theme: Groovy books

The World Below the Brine by Walt Whitman

Kick Push by Frank Morrison

Dolls and Trucks Are for Everyone by Robb Pearlman

We Are Better Together by Bill McKibben

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Picture books are one of my favorite genres as you can read something and then say, “I READ that book!” Okay, so it is only 45-50 pages, but you accomplished something. And these below titles are ones that you should feel proud of accomplishing. The World Below the Brine by Walt Whitman is the poet’s work about the day and the world around him. The art of James Christopher Carroll is what makes this book worth the time. Sure, you can read a poem by […]

Hitting you in the feels

The Wishing Balloons by Jonathan D. Voss

Where Butterflies Fill the Sky: A Story of Immigration, Family, and Finding Home by Zahra Marwan

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When I do a picture book review post I try and put the same theme together. Does not always work of course, but this time, I am putting together two books that gave feels. Or will give feels to the reader. Both books have a message, are soft but strong and know how to tug at the ol’ emotions. In many ways, we have seen these messages to distractions. It is their illustrations that give them fresh tones. The Wishing Balloons is a thoughtful and […]

What is your reading mood today?

This Book Will Get You to Sleep by Jory John

I am the Storm by Jane Yolen

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Two picture books that could not be more different are the subjects of this review. If you have a more lighthearted need, you can read This Book Will Get You to Sleep. And if you are looking for a more calm and deeper book, try I am the Storm. Both are good books but have a different niche to fill. This book will either put you to sleep or keep you awake. However, since This Book Will Get You to Sleep! is busy, filled with […]

Quietude

I Go Quiet by David Ouimet

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The other day I was talking to a coworker about a book he loved, I Go Quiet by David Ouimet. First, the author picture looks exactly how you would picture this author/illustrator. Not young, not old, and not conservative. The wild mane of hair and the twinkle in his eye made me realize that yes, he is the only person who could have written and illustrated this book. Second, it is hard to explain the book, but the cover gives you a lot of it. […]

I borrowed the cat for the photo

Championess by Tarun Shanker

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I have wanted to read Championess by Tarun Shanker for a bit now, but things kept getting in the way from actually reading. But about a week ago (as of September 15, 2021) I found a copy. Shanker’s book was an amazing piece of history, a great story of sisters, and even had a little romance. Based on Elizabeth Wilkinson, a bare-knuckled boxer, I was excited to learn of the down and dirty, nasty, corrupt, ugly world of boxing in the 1700’s. The story of […]



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