Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Neighbors

My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder by Nie Jun and  Edward Gauvin

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When I get on a browsing spree, I find myself down so many rabbit holes, I twist my brain. This means, I will find something I like the looks and/or sound of and find a copy. But when I do finally get the copy, I forget why it drew me in. So it is a wonderful surprise. This happened with My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder by Nie Jun and  Edward Gauvin (author/illustrator and translator respectively).  In the end, the reason I wanted to […]

I’d like to be friends with the characters of these books

Johnny Tunes and the Gandy Dancers by Pamela M Tuck, Joel S Tuck, and Jerry Jordan

The Northbound Train: A Story of the Great Migration by Leslie Johnson Piotrowski and Tonya Engel

Solar Mamas: The Story of Sanjit "Bunker" Roy and the Grandmothers Who Became Solar Engineers by Jyothi Nookula and Nabi H. Ali

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Three picture books, all read via online reader copies, that everyone should have in their collections (be you teacher, parent, child, student, or other) are the below. Johnny Tunes and the Gandy Dancers by Pamela M Tuck, Joel S Tuck, Jerry Jordan (Illustrator) (due September 2026).   The Northbound Train: A Story of the Great Migration (A Picture Book) by Leslie Johnson Piotrowski, Tonya Engel (Illustrated by) (due January 2027).  Solar Mamas: The Story of Sanjit “Bunker” Roy and the Grandmothers Who Became Solar Engineers by […]

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 […]

I’ve got the butter knife blues

lues with a Butter Knife: The Unstoppable Music of CeDell Davis by Jason Peterson and R. Gregory Christie

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Out of all the music I enjoy listening to, Blues has never been a top one. However, I appreciate how it has shaped the music world. I appreciate the hard work, troubles that people had to overcome and how it represented (and still does) a world rich in culture. And yes, I like it, there are a few songs I have enjoyed, but it is not my “go to” when it comes to listening. With that said, I know a few of the big names, […]

Sharing the message No Limits

No Legs, No Limits (An Empowering Picture Book for Kids) by Kanya Sesser, Nisha Lamsam Ligon, and Lenny Wen

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Sometimes I still fall. But I try again, and I never give up. I make things work. Because I’m strong. Because I’m free. Because I have no limits.   The book, No Legs, No Limits (An Empowering Picture Book for Kids) by Kanya Sesser, Nisha Lamsam Ligon, and Lenny Wen (illustrator) is one big wow! The presentation of Sesser’s issues with people making assumptions, her finding her voice and then how she shows how “normal” she really is, is a great way to show and […]

Your identity

When I Grow Up I Want to Be a Chair by Ryan Rae Harbuck

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The title When I Grow Up I Want to Be a Chair is confusing at first. But once I got into the things, I realized two things. One, there must have been a translation (the flow of the text was off for me, and that’s usually because of a translation) and the second the idea is that the girl wants to be a chair because it is useful, it belongs, it is good. This is compared to how she feels about herself, which is maybe […]



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