Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


What the flying King Kong-Godzilla was that????

Van Dog by Mikolaj Pa

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When I saw Van Dog I was thinking, okay either we will be dealing with a vehicle or not. And it was not about a van. The title by Mikolaj Pa is a play on Van Gogh as our dog is a painter. And Gosia Herba paints the scene for us that Van Dog is doing. Well, first they paint all the bizarre, weird, crazy, out of this world, mixed up, screwed up, impossible, outlandish, comical, ridiculous, off the wall, freakish things that happened. A […]

Down on the farm

Farm Crimes V01: Cracking the Case of the Missing Egg by Sandra Dumais

Farm Crimes V02: the Moo-Sterious Disappearance of Cow by Sandra Dumais

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If Doctor Dolittle and Amelia Bedelia had a child, it would be the Inspector. Columbo looks like Sherlock Holmes in comparison to Van Hoof! To say Inspector Billiam Van Hoof is bumbling is an understatement. But ages six to nine will be rolling in the cow patties laughing at the antics our not-so-heroic hero. In Farm Crimes V01: Cracking the Case of the Missing Egg our hero gets lost on the way to the farm (at the bottom of the hill that he lives on […]

And this little Piglet came home

Piglet Comes Home: How a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy Found His Family by Melissa Shapiro

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When real Piglet the pup came home, they knew that the place was going to be their forever home. And unlike the humans of the picture book I read, the real-world humans, took a little more convincing. But either way, Piglet Comes Home: How a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy Found His Family was the result. Melissa Shapiro’s character bring homes a puppy. Well, at least the other dogs (all rescues) think it is a puppy. It is terribly pink, blind, and deaf. It looks more […]

Just pug out

Noodle and the No Bones Day by Jonathan Graziano

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I admit, I have never been a “dog person.” I have liked a dog or three in my day but prefer books about them. And while I found a few cute ones, this review is about a pug named Noodle. (Check back for more later). Noodle and the No Bones Day is not what you think. No, poor Noodle is not looking for a snack/some bones (though he usually is looking for a snack), they just have no bones today. They usually are sweet, silly, […]

A puggle and a couple poodles discuss important concepts

What Are You? by Christian Trimmer

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You get right to the point of the matter with What Are You? Well, okay it takes a couple minutes (after all doggies must play and you can ask questions afterwards). But soon the poodles that a young puggle is playing with ask The Question, “What are you?” Our hero replies, “Dog.” But no, that is not good enough for them. As this young pup looks nothing like what dogs look like. Or do they? Dealing with the “Where are you Really From?” or “Are […]

He’s a dog called Murray with lots of worries

Don’t Worry Murry by David Ezra Stein

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We know the story that is presented in Don’t Worry, Murray as it is a story of anxieties and fears. However, we have not seen it with one of the cutest pups I have seen in a bit. David Ezra Stein created a small dog that has big fears. He does not want to go outside. Why? Asks the narrator. And in a wordless explanation we get an all too clear reason why (it is wet, and he does not want to get dirty). And this […]



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