Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Mountains! Around the world!

Mountainous by Julia Kuo

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Looking at the cover of Mountainous by Julia Kuo made me think that the book was going to be a book that “feels good” and has a mindfulness quality to it. And it does, but it is not just that. This unique work features a clever, sweet, and interesting story that blends meditation, self-esteem, and imagery to create a truly special experience. It shows (from the publisher’s description) that When the world moves so fast, mountains seem to stand still. But mountains move and change […]

Salmon Running and Snow Falling

Salmon Run: An epic journey to the ocean and back by Annie Chen

Snowfall by Sun-jung Park

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Picture books are a fun way to read books. You finished reading something, feel accomplish and can binge without really taking a lot of time out of your day. Take an hour and you can have half a dozen or more reads under your belt depending on the size of them. Two books that would be a good hour read are the two below. The first is a bit on the longer side and paced so you do want to take your time. The second […]

Natural curiosity made her the first

Foote Was First!: How One Curious Woman Connected Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change by Jen Bryant and Amy June Bates

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While a bit more academic than many picture book biographies, Foote Was First!: How One Curious Woman Connected Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change by Jen Bryant and Amy June Bates (illustrator), is well written and illustrated, presenting highlighted events in the life of Eunice Foote.  That is a simplified (and not exactly grammatically correct) description of the book. I can’t really say a lot about the book other than it is oddly simpler with the illustrations and yet there is a complexity to them. The […]

A stone is a journey across history

A Stone Is a Story by Leslie Barnard Booth

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A Stone Is a Story by Leslie Barnard Booth and Marc Martin is a picture book about how a “stone” is formed. But it is not done with dry facts, but with a more poetic nature. We follow from before time (almost) to today and “you” the reader finding a piece of that original item.  I did not find things WOW, but I did find them enjoyable. If you are looking for a factual book, this does have that at the end, but within the […]

Everything is connected

The Secret Network of Nature: The Delicate Balance of All Living Things by Peter Wohlleben

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CBR16 BINGO: And Also, a repeat of the Earth Day square BINGO: Détente, And Also, Scandal, Tech, Rings Wolves in Yellowstone National Park support the beaver population. Salmon help trees grow. Ravens and wolves form an alliance against bears. Peter Wohlleben’s The Secret Network of Nature is filled with fascinating stories about the interconnectivity and delicate balance of our environment. Wohlleben is a German forestry expert who has written several bestsellers, including The Hidden Life of Trees and The Inner Life of Animals. Given my […]



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