Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Two Very Different But Sweet Autobiographical Manga

The Bride Was A Boy by Chii

Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu by Junji Ito

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The breadth of non-fiction manga is on full display between these two very different books! The Bride was a Boy is a memoir about a trans woman's experience falling in love and getting married. It's also a basic primer on what being transgender is like  and a good overview on the Japanese … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:61 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Comics Anthologies Can Be A Gamble

Through the Labyrinths of the Mind by Bevan Thomas and Hannah Myers (editors)

Life Finds a Way by Alina Pete and Dan Anctil (editors)

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A comics anthology is always a gamble and I unfortunately found these to be a let down. I don't want to come off as mean about these anthologies, since they're done by a charity organization that fosters a nice community of comics creators in British Columbia, but I think the uneven quality is a … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:59 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: , , , , , ·

Three Cakes, Brownies, Cookies and S’mores

Just the Right Cake by Christina Tosi

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Just the Right Cake by Christina Tosi starts off like any other cake book. It is raining so it is the perfect day to bake a cake. But if you ask Phil, he will tell you it would be a good day to bake a cake even if it was sunny. You see, Phil loves baking with his mom and dad. But today is different. … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:326 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Read the author bio on the back as well

Welcome: A Mo Willems Guide for New Arrivals by Mo Willems

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Seriously, I know many adults who could use Welcome: A Mo Willems Guide for New Arrivals. Classic Willems humor falls off each page (wait, that was me and my chair …) I read several pages out loud (and one reading dealt with the poop page. Shocking, I know. Me finding poop funny…) This introduction … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:325 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

The land hurricane

Courage Like Kate: The True Story of a Girl Lighthouse Keeper by Anna Crowley Redding

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I have read a few things about Kate Moore, but ironically, they were not as “deep” as this picture book. They might have had more story, but they did not have the emotion of this Anna Crowley Redding tale. Courage Like Kate: The True Story of a Girl Lighthouse Keeper will come out summer of 2022. … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:324 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

I like Haley Rocco. John Rocco? Not so much.

How to Send a Hug by Hayley Rocco

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I admit it. Even this old grump teared up at the end of How to Send a Hug. And it was not the words of Hayley Rocco, though those are sweet. It was that darn page at the end where everyone is receiving their hugs! So, “Bad John Rocco! Bad!” Seriously though, this is a delightful story about how … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:323 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health · Tags: , , , , , ·


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