Cannonball Read 11

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

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When you’re dead sober and the penguin, cat and ghost-grasshopper are talking to you

Entropy by Aaron Costain

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If you liked Entropy by Aaron Costain , this review is not for you. Entropy is the kind of book you want to read, probably should read, but when you do read, you have NO idea what is going on. Yet, since you want to be “part of the cool crowd” you will say how wonderful and marvelous it is. I am not ashamed to say, “I do not get it.” Actually, let me backtrack, I understand the different creation myths are being spoken about and how they come into the need for man to understand “where he came from” […]

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4/29/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:144 |

Get your Wild Kratts here!

Wild Sea Creatures: Sharks, Whales and Dolphins by Kratt Brothers

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This is not your parents Kratt Brothers. Or more likely, your Kratt Brothers. Chris and Martin Kratt took their love of animals and nature and turned it into various television shows and books. Here in the Wild Kratts (based on one television series) the brothers, in their cartoon style illustrations, created a level two reader about the critters of the sea. Very basic information can be found in Wild Sea Creatures: Sharks, Whales and Dolphins. The aged aimed for (like many level twos, but not all as have mentioned before, each publisher has their own system) is for the middle […]

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4/23/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:138 |

There wasn’t a thesaurus in sight!

Dinosaur Roar! by Michael Paul

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I recently heard that children who like dinosaurs could have a higher IQ. I do not know if that is true, but I do know that anyone that can pronounce Apatosaurus or Parasaurolophus has a grasp on language. However, Dinosaur Roar! by Michael Paul, does not have a pronunciation key. This made it a bit awkward to try and read if you are not paleontologist or a longtime lover of the dinosaur crew. And there is no scientific information, just basic facts to each creature. And yet, it is meant to be a book for the beginning dinosaur fan. As […]

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4/23/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:136 |

If I was a pen, this review would be my canvas

If I Was the Sunshine by Julie Foglilano

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If I Was the Sunshine is one of those books where there is nothing wrong with it, yet it is also a YMMV book. The text will be relatable on a personal level. You take away what you put into it. If you think it will be a lovely story like Guess How Much I Love You (a father/child relationship) it will be a lovely story about a parent/adult and child relationship). If you think it will be a sappy-pappy piece, then it will be a sappy piece that will be too sugary to stomach. With that said, Julie Foglilano […]

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4/17/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:132 |

When the days call for a story about a family of mice

Brambly Hedge The Secret Staircase by Jill Barklem

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I have recommended the Brambly Hedge series by Jill Barklem for ages. I have seen them go out of print and back into print again at least once. Yet, I have never read an actual book. I found The Secret Staircase (pun not intended) while looking through some books that were (let us say) preloved. I picked it up thinking they were standalone stories. However, I quickly realized, while they are standalones, they do connect with each other and had I read a completed chronological collection that might have filled in the “incomplete” feelings I experienced at the ending. (Thankfully […]

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4/3/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:107 |

Somehow I thought it would be cooler if animals went to school

If Animals Went to School by Ann Whitford Paul

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If Animals Went to School by Ann Whitford Paul and illustrated by David Walker is a cute story with some animals that are not always used in books (beaver) about going to school. Sadly, there is nothing new after that. Beaver is a bit reluctant to go to school, so he goes very slow. However, once there he learns that school is cool and does not want to go (this time) home. The small saving element is that some animal characteristics are used (the fox rushes about and barks what he says) but then they have extreme examples of animal […]

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3/29/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:99 |

As the illustrations grow crowded friendship grows too

The Song of Spring by Hendrik Jonas

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The Song of Spring sat behind Hungry Bunny in the Spring/Easter display and since I did not want to head back to work right away, I took a minute with it.   Hendrik Jonas’s book has a little interaction to it, which I thought tied it in nicely with Claudia Rueda’s book. This interaction of saying the sounds of the animals you encounter is a bit more traditional than the actual moving of the other book. But you still will be having the child listener partake in the story as well. Overall this story is a sweet story about if […]

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3/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:82 |

Mom, red wagon and apple pie

Hungry Bunny by Claudia Rueda

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Interactive books that are not necessarily an interactive book are hard to find. But they are the ones that work the best for me. Call it my imagination but I can usually make an interactive book out of anything. Not always, but thankfully there are books like Hungry Bunny where you do not have to “make up” the action/play. Claudia Rueda’s signature format is steady throughout most of her books by allowing you to interact with her main character, this time a Bunny, as they try to complete tasks. This time, getting some yummy apples from a too tall tree. […]

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3/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:81 |


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