Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Jumping into the reviews with no warm up or aftercare.

All the Birds in the World by David Opie

Little Tree by Loren Lon

Maiden & Princess by Daniel Haack

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Customer: I would like this book please. Me: Of course, it will be…. up to 4 weeks to get. Why? Because not all books are “books” in the book world and come from our “sidelines” vendors. (You just got a peak into the underbelly of the Bookstore World). But it was mostly worth the wait. All the Birds in the World is David Opie’s book of flight, fancy and birds. Putting fact and fiction together, our narrator gives us the bird(s). They talk about all […]

Interesting But Not Personal Enough

Alex and Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence--and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process by Irene Pepperberg

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If I had heard of Alex the African gray prior to reading this, I can’t recall. I also don’t know how I ended up with the book on my Kindle, but I’m glad I read it. Pepperberg spent decades studying cognition in African gray parrots. She developed a love of birds early in her life when she was gifted a parakeet, which helped soothe her lonely childhood. When she decided she wanted to discover whether “bird brain” is as pejorative as it sounds, she purchased […]

Save the Flower Vampires

Tiny Bird:  Hummingbirds’ Amazing Journey by Robert Burleigh

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I think I was in love with Tiny Bird:  Hummingbirds’ Amazing Journey before I even opened this picture book. The illustration that was the cover was as eye catching as the hummingbird itself. I knew that Wendell Minor would not disappoint with the art (or so I was hoping) but could Robert Burleigh create text that would be interesting and as bold as the illustrations? And they did. The result of these two artists was an accessible for multiple ages and levels picture book that […]

Learn why you should NOT feed the coos!

Don’t Feed the Coos! by Jonathan Stutzman

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Don’t Feed the Coos! is a book I saw on a list that was promoting strong female characters. To be honest, I am not sure I completely agree with that. The main character is female, but not sure if she is actually a role model. I will leave that up to you. I think that Jonathan Stutzman created a story that is a “love it or hate it book” there will be no in between for most people. For me, there was something was missing. […]

Sunny, you’re a fine girl

Sunny by Celia Krampien

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Sunny is a cute and interesting story about seeing the (literally) Sunny Side of Life. Celia Krampien has created a story with a good flow to the text and the cute illustrations make this a comfortable read. Most ages will enjoy following Sunny (our girl narrator) as she goes along the path to her destination. If there is one thing about the book I do not like is the fact that Sunny might be too optimistic. I cannot imagine that everything is good. Or is […]

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Nesting by Henry Cole

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Putting away future publications reader copies to our staff shelves, Nesting by Henry Cole came up. The blue of the cover popped up. I was not sure what was going on. Was it going to be about all birds, robins, hummingbirds? The contrast of the grey/white and blue was (yes, a bit dramatic) mesmerizing. I had put it in my, “Not reading now” pile, but kept thinking I probably should read it. It was not a wasted read. I give this book a five for […]



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