Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


I posted my images out of order, but the poems are still the same

Did You Kiss A Cat Today???: Poems for Children by Diane Stevenson, Geri Lipschultz and James Berger

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The first couple of poems of Did You Kiss A Cat Today???: Poems for Children by Diane Stevenson, Geri Lipschultz and James Berger were odd. I felt they were more adult and darker than I think would be appropriate for children. Then, more poems came and more of those were for children. But once again, darker and more adult poems came about. There was realism, nonsense, and other stuff. And I say stuff as sometimes I understood the theme of things, sometimes I did not. […]

Nature in a Year

A Year in Nature: A collection of stories for every season (Seasons in the wild) by Sean Taylor, Alex Morss and Cinyee Chiu

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If you want a fun collection of seasonal stories with many facts, fun and activities, A Year in Nature: A collection of stories for every season (Seasons in the wild) is the book you need. Diversity in characters, ages, genders, sexualities, presentation, and more fill the pages of Sean Taylor, Alex Morss and Cinyee Chiu’s book. There is a little bit of everything as you learn about the wonders of the season they are talking and illustrating about. There are plenty of extras in the […]

Poems and animals, poetry galore. Read the first and you’ll want more

If Pets Wrote Poems: A Parody Collection by Susan Johnston Taylor and Sandie Sonke

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Reading poetry used to be a fun pastime for me. However, recently, I have not been able to find a poet or collection that speaks to me. Things feel overly complicated, too lofty, too trying to be “deep and meaningful” with great subjects, but fall flat in the understanding of what the heck is being talked about. Sometimes I just need Red Fish, Blue Fish, or “Crowded Tub” by Shel Silverstein. Sometimes I like rhymes like that, but other times I just want a nice, […]

Round up at the O-K-bookstore

It Started with a Book Ban by Linda Ravin Lodding 

Tic-errific Me: A book about Tourette syndrome (Disability Books for Kids) by Alicia Meyers and Cait Brennan

The Kimchi Fridge by Tina Cho and Cindy Kang

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Round up time for my beloved picture books. All titles were read via an online reader copy.   BOOK ONE It Started with a Book Ban by Linda Ravin Lodding A fun and silly way to talk about the seriousness of the idea of Book Banning. And while I don’t promote banning things, I must admit sometimes the color green is annoying to me, too. (And pink, pink can be too cheerful).  Obviously Lodding uses humor to get the message across and goes into extreme […]

Read Me

Monsterlogica: A menagerie of monsters, beasts and magical beings by Martin Maudsley and Victoria Topping

The Big Book of Useless History Knowledge: 250 of the Coolest, Weirdest, and Most Unbelievable History Facts You Won't Be Taught in School by Kay Wolfersperger, Liz Kay, Lauren Radley, Neon Squid, and Vicky Armstrong

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It is that time of year when the publishers are promoting their future releases. Two of those books that were highlighted are below in this combined review. Neither had a finished online readers copy available, but what they did have made me terribly excited When I started Monsterlogica: A menagerie of monsters, beasts and magical beings by Martin Maudsley and illustrator Victoria Topping (due September 2026) I was not sure of it. Another monster book? Eh. I mean, sure monsters are fun, they could add […]

Balance

The Tightrope Wanderer by Federica Ortolan and Marco Leoni

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Ironically, not feeling well while reading an online reader copy might have helped me love the story even more than I would have if I was in perfect health. You see, The Tightrope Wanderer by Federica Ortolan and illustrator Marco Leoni would have probably been just another story about a person who did what he loved, grew old and then moved on. And it would have been nice, but nothing special. Instead, I came away with an appreciation for it that I am not really […]



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