Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Sure, I like my pick best, but that’s why it’s great to have choices, it might not be yours

All My Stripes by Shaina Rudolph, Danielle Royer and Jennifer Zivoin

My Brain Is Magic: A Sensory-Seeking Celebration by Prasha Sooful and Geeta Ladi

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One of my cousins works with special needs students, as well as her youngest son is autistic (who is a serious smarty pants! He must get it from his mother’s side of the family). And like many teachers today, she has to supply some items to her classroom. And long story short, she had a list of items she needed/wanted. Me being the book person, I looked for the books she wanted. I told her I’d give her a couple and add a few of […]

Stick around and see what’s behind door number three

Emily Saw a Door by Mel Rosenberg

Robin and the Stick by E. B. Goodale

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Recently two books (one due mid April 2026, the other late February/early April 2026; both read via an online reader) I read did not “grab me” in the way I had hoped. They were nice, but I was not the audience for them. I figure that probably a toddler to about six or so would be a good reach. They would be good bedtime stories or just relaxing stories. Both have interesting concepts and deal with self-confidence and imagination. Both have their own distinct style […]

My review became longer than the books combined!

Baby Play (Bilingual Portuguese & English) (Barefoot Bilinguals) by Skye Silver

Our World: England by Sumana Seeboruth

Barefoot Baby-Proof: Baby's First Words by Christiane Engel

Feelings & Firsts: Won’t Go! by Sumana Seeboruth

Feelings & Firsts: Not Tired! by Sumana Seeboruth

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Recently I received an envelope from Barefoot Press. (I might have cackled, “MINE! MINE! ALL MINE!” I get emotional when my book dealer comes through for me with a fix. And what a fix it was.) There were hardcovers, board books, paperbacks and one of which is an “indestructible paper not board-board books.” I wanted to read then, but decided working probably was more important. I went home, curled up on the couch and started with the board books. The first was Baby Play (Bilingual […]

Raise the spirits

Fitz and Cleo Put a Party by Jonathan Stutzman

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I am usually not a huge Fitz and Cleo fan, though I do enjoy them. And even though Cleo can have a lot of “muchness” to her, they are sweet characters that are familiar and cozy. However, even though Cleo is still unapologetically herself (a bit naughty, mischievous, and a smidgen bossy), this book, Fitz and Cleo Put a Party on It was terribly pleasantly sweet and the perfect amount of silly. It is probably my favorite out of the books I have read of this brother and sister […]

Fun with the family

The Berenstain Bears Color by Sticker : Create 12 Pictures with Stickers, Plus Games, Activities, and More! by Mike Berenstain

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HomeI am probably the only person who would write a review about The Berenstain Bears Color by Sticker : Create 12 Pictures with Stickers, Plus Games, Activities, and More! book for this group. Mike Berenstain has created an activity book that includes stickers, word searches and more. I am not sure how the final book will look (how large, quality of the paper) or what the stickers are like, as I found (of all things) an online copy of it. However, the activities seem right up the […]



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