Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Supernatural friendship

Frank the Monster by Mats Strandberg and Sofia Falkenhem

Maud and the Very Eventful Week (The Adventures of Maud the Vampire) by Lisa Anchin

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Short books are the reader’s friend. You get to read and not take a long time doing it. You accomplish something. And honestly, sometimes those “little wins” mean a whole lot. That’s one reason why I like children’s books. Not only are they fun, neat and good stories, they can be ways to entertain yourself when you don’t have a lot of time to spend on something longer. Recently, I needed some quick reads to clear the mind of the serious books I was reading […]

No need to rush, this is due 2027

Try and Stop Me by Jeffrey Brown

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If you like cats you need Try and Stop Me by Jeffrey Brown (due late March – early April 2027). If you don’t like cats, first: go away, we can’t be friends; second, why not? And finally, that’s okay there is a put-upon puppy in the book as well and since the cat of the story is a cat-hole like most cats are, you’ll be loving that the cat is a cat-hole and not some superhero or something. The idea is simple: Cat does what […]

Folktales, myths, legends: Assemble!

Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists by Chris Duffy

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When I asked for an interlibrary loan of  Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists edited by Chris Duffy, I hadn’t realized that this almost 20 story collection was out of print. So, you might have to get it via your local library or a pre-loved site.  But that does not take away from the fun of the book. Each story can be updated, is quick, could have humor and are odd fairy tales. Some you will know and others will be new. […]

Warning: Spider friend inside

Weaver and the Web by Chris Baker

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I would have liked a few more facts added within the story that is presented in Weaver and the Web, but the way it is presented is practically perfect. Chris Baker is someone who knows how to weave a story that is mixed with facts and the illustrations are amazing and cool like the night. Byron Eggenschwiler might have a mouthful of a last name, but they know how to compliment and have their own stories with the rich colors and shadows of the night. […]

About family

Family Found: A Queer Friendsgiving Celebration by Joanna McClintick and Keisha Morris

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Honestly all, Family Found: A Queer Friendsgiving Celebration by Joanna McClintick and Keisha Morris (illustrations) is about family. The end. Sure, it is a story about family and the members gathering for a celebration, and some LGBTQ history woven into the story with extras at the end expanding on this, but all it is about is family. It does not matter if your name is Bruce or Miss Mona (or both). It does not matter that your Mama has a couple of found mothers after […]

Book currently out, reivew written well before and not edited….

Three Little Witches and the Spooky Old House by Peggy Archer and Gaia Bordicchia

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The cover of Three Little Witches and the Spooky Old House by Peggy Archer and Gaia Bordicchia (illustrator) makes it look like a sweet story. But, no! It is a spooky, creepy, scary tale! It has three little witches who are sneaking around, in the middle of the night! With brooms and sacks and cauldrons! And look at those impish grins appearing on their faces! Or at least it starts that way. As you move along, the three witches cook, clean and do witchy things, […]



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