Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The WOW factor 2

In My Dreams by Effie Lada

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The only real thing that makes In My Dreams a rating of 4.6 and not a true 5 is the physical size of the actual book. It is a bit too large for my personal comfort. However, the illustrations makeup for that. They are amazing! The colors punch you in the nose! They are minimal so their impact is beyond strong. The story itself is poetic (not poetry in the “stereotypical thought”) and a bit weighty. Take your time and read multiple times. Effie Lada […]

But who reads to the monsters?

I Will Read to You by Gideon Sterer

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When the publisher’s review of the book starts off with “A gentle blend of spooky and sweet” you pretty much have said the majority of what you need to know about the book. However, you also could say that in I Will Read to You Gideon Sterer has a young boy who wonders who reads to the monsters of the world. He has his mom to read to him, but who do they have? When the mom says no one, because they are monsters, our […]

Get your Ho-Ho on a bit early

A Creature Was Stirring by Heather S Perczynski

The Christmassy Cactus by Beth Ferry

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Christmas 2023 is coming in over 190 days. And I found two books that will be coming out sooner than that. Both of the below titles were read via an online reader copy, but I will be getting copies when they come out in mid-September 2023 as they are too cute not to own several copies, give as gifts and read as many times as you can. Normally I am not a “rambunctious child” fan. But with A Creature Was Stirring, the mischievous mouse is […]

Orit Bergmana writes a book

Simon Says Good Night by Orit Bergman

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When I first saw the cover of Simon Says Good Night my first thought was that it was an awkward cover. My gut reaction was that it is a “cuter” version of a “Sambo” character (instead of the stereotypical dark character with exaggerated features, the skin was a light chocolate milk, with rosy cheeks giving it an Italian clown look). That alone actually made me want to read it, as I know I really should not judge a book by its cover. When I saw […]

Bedtime or anytime I like you

I Like You: An Encouraging Bedtime Book (Positive Affirmations for Kids) by Kate Allen

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I like Kate Allen of TheLatestKate fame. Their books, journals, and daily affirmations are just what one needs every so often. Sometimes they can be a bit sugary, but they are always what they are: One person who has been there hoping to help you with words that could shine a little light on the situation. And with I Like You: An Encouraging Bedtime Book (Positive Affirmations for Kids) kids can get in on the action. Everything is sweet and simple. Colors are bright and there […]

I liked the Porcupine picture

Moonlight Prance by Serena Gingold Allen

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The publisher description of Moonlight Prance says it best: Foxes, hedgehogs, and other nocturnal animals come out to dance and play at night, in this rhyming bedtime story with tabs to pull and push. I had been wondering about the tab part of the book as I read it via online and there were these spots in Serena Gingold Allen’s story I was thinking, “What in Blue-Blazes-Sam-Hill is that????”  As the flap was not shown, so there was a blank space or something odd looking […]



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