Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Well, at least the bear was cute

Hello, Tiny Bear by Yusuke Yonezu

Going Home by Seymour Chwast

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My round up of books that should be talked about, but are not for me, is below. Both were read via online reader copies, and both are future publications. The first is Hello, Tiny Bear. At first, I was okay, Yusuke Yonezu made a cute bear cub as their main character. I then saw that it was a board book (or would be, remember online reader copy, due late August/early September 2023). And I was, “Okay I am not a toddler; therefore, this simple text […]

I read again, so I review again!

Anzu the Great Kaiju V01 Anzu the Great Kaiju by Benson Shum

Anzu the Great Kaiju V02 Anzu the Great Listener by Benson Shum

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I have forgotten how long ago I first read the Anzu books by Benson Shum. But I had read something else of theirs recently and wanted to go back and read some of the other titles to see if they were as good as I remembered them. And while the second book Anzu the Great Kaiju V02 Anzu the Great Listener was as good, it did bring into question something from book one Anzu the Great Kaiju V01. Which was, if Anzu is a Kaiju, […]

And in the center ring…. Acrobats!

Addie and the Amazing Acrobats by Shauna Cagan

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Okay, so I like bats. I mean I am not learning everything I can about them, or anything like that, but I have read a little about them, like a good fiction story about them, wonder why they and vampires got together. But when I finished Addie and the Amazing Acrobats, I was also thinking, maybe raccoons should not be in a flying acrobatic group. You see, Shauna Cagan has these three bats, Addie, Ben, and Jude who fly and do amazing tricks (flips, flops, […]

You won’t have to write a book report on these

Who Is R. L. Stine by M.D. Payne

Who Was Maurice Sendak by Janet B. Pascal

Who Was Ernest Hemingway by Jim Gigliotti

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I know some are familiar with the Who Are/Who Was series? And, I have written abut them before, so saying they are books about a subject (person for the Who Are/Was, place or thing for the What Is/What Was), and they have realistic, black and white illustrations that are not necessarily “fantastic” but get the point across and there is a double timeline at the end (for the subject, in this case  three authors, and the world timeline) is redundant. But needed as an intro […]

A veritable coffle of bums

The Day My Bum Went Psycho by Andy Griffiths

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Andy Griffiths is an Aussie author with the sense of humor of a five year old. Which is excellent, because he writes books directly intended for this age group. Bum jokes, poop jokes, fart jokes. It’s a smorgasbord of hilarity to a juvenile, and caused my son cackle out loud throughout our reading of it. The Day My Bum Went Psycho tells the tale of Zack, a perfectly normal kid with a bum who’s hell-bent on world domination. The story begins with Zack catching his […]

Spies Vs. Spies

Slow Horses by Mick Herron

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In New York City, teachers charged with misconduct whose cases are still pending are not allowed in the classroom but also can’t be fired. They are instead assigned to a “reassignment center” that is commonly called the rubber room. The teachers stuck in the rubber room don’t have any real work to do, but they must show up day after day until their cases are resolved or they quit in frustration. Mick Herron’s Slow Horses, the first novel in the series of the same name, […]



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