Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Cheek it out

Uranus Is Full of Gas: Farty Facts about the Cheekiest Planet in the Solar System by Chris Ferrie and Michael Slack

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Uranus Is Full of Gas: Farty Facts about the Cheekiest Planet in the Solar System by Chris Ferrie and illustrated by Michael Slack.  Due February 2027; read via an online reader copy. If you are not familiar with me, let me introduce myself: I am an adult reader who is mentally a 10-year-old boy … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:262 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ·

Okay, I mean farts

Gomer the Gassy Goat: A Fart Filled Tale by Hayley Rose

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In 2020, Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith came out. In 2022 Gomer the Gassy Goat: A Fart Filled Tale by Hayley Rose came out. They are the same book in all forms except one is about a gassy goat and the other a wonky donkey. Okay not exactly alike, but the “House that Jack Built” concept is prominent in … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:261 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: , , , , ·

Little People, Big Dreams in one spot

Little People, BIG DREAMS: Treasury: 50 Stories of Brilliant Dreamers by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and various illustrators

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Do you think that when Mozart was first performing, people realized they were living at the same time as someone who would have a centuries long influence on music? Do you think someone heard Freddie Mercury sing and said, “That boy is going to live forever?” Or did they realize they were walking on … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:260 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ·

As the old saying goes: Who is the monster and who is the man?

Stitch: Reimagining Frankenstein by Pádraig Kenny

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Stitch: Reimagining Frankenstein by Pádraig Kenny is a good reimagining of the Frankenstein story. You can see how the original story influences the ideas presented on the pages of this middle grade novel. There was much to enjoy, however, it lacked a 'wow' factor for me. It was enjoyable and I … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:259 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , ·

This wasn’t for me, but I am curious about the author

Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo

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Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo was a slow read for this reader. Also, it was nothing I had not read in other young adult novels, but for the modern reader starting out it is good. The prose poetry element reads as a novel and moves at its familiar novel pacing. I would have liked to have seen … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:258 · Genres: Fiction, Health, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , ·

A lesser-known story by Goodnight Moon author

The Dark Wood of the Golden Birds by Margaret Wise Brown and Ofra Amit

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In 1948, a year after she rewilded the landscape of literature with Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown watched the love of her life fade to black. Michael Strange, born Blanche Oelrichs, had cast an instant spell on Margaret--outspoken, sophisticated, and self-possessed . . . Both women were born … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:257 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ·


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