Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


I read some books. Here’s their reviews. Hope you like.

This is My Treehouse by Guillaume Gueraud

Sleepy Happy Capy Cuddles by Mike Allegra

Noura’s Crescent Moon by Zaina Khan

The Ever-Changing Earth by Grahame Baker-Smith

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I am switching between my old links and new links of online reader copies. In my new links I have This is My Treehouse. It is a quiet, but busy, story about a child and the treehouse that is magical and can take them any place they want to go. It is a rocket and a pirate ship. It might be leaky and not that big, but it is what is needed. Guillaume Gueraud’s story is nice, but it was the illustrations of Alfred that […]

It is the Reviews of the Series. Or this is a review about different series.

Anzu and the Realm of Darkness by Mai K. Nguyen

One Cool Duck V02 The Far-out Fort by Mike Petrik

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It is the Reviews of the Series. Or this is a review about different series. Each one has its own quirks (good and bad) but all have that little something that fits the right reader. Maybe one is for you! The first book is more for ages 10 to younger 13, but adults might appreciate it as well. However, if you go younger, just know your reader as some illustrations and concepts are not for sensitive readers. And the second book is for about kindergarten […]

Eat Meat Or Not

Just Another Meat-Eating Dirtbag: A Memoir by Michael Anthony

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Just Another Meat-Eating Dirtbag: A Memoir is a very pro vegetarian/vegan lifestyle memoir. There are intense images of animal abuse/cruelty as well as human death, blood, and talk of war. I wonder what Chai Simone (illustrator) was thinking  when they were asked to do this graphic novel. Because for them this was a debut and they are being asked to create images of slaughtering animals, missing limbs on humans and a guy barfing in a toilet holding a giant bong. There is also mention of […]

How much is that froggie in the swamp

The Dress in the Window by Robert Tregoning

Night Song by Mk Smith Despres

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I am all for books about being different and being you. I like stories where the family accepts the people for who they are (even if maybe it’s not exactly 100% realistic).  And when I found The Dress in the Window (via an online reader copy due March 2024) I knew that this was one of those books. Granted I did not think, “OMG BEST BOOK EVER!” But Robert Tregoning created a story that was sweet and accepting of the young boy of the story. […]

A couple of treats

Sugar in Milk by Thrity Umrigar

The Night Before Eid: A Muslim Family Story by Aya Khalil

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As I mentioned in a previous review I like picture books about different cultures, and I have been reading a lot of reader copies online, even though both titles I am going to mention are available for physical copy-owning I might just get a physical copy of Sugar in Milk as Khoa Le’s illustrations are wild, fun colors, details, and expressive in all ways. They are supporters of the story and their own characters. This Thrity Umrigar tale is a delightful, thoughtful and relatable story […]

The light in these books

My Diwali Light by Raakhee Mirchandani

Raaga’s Song: A Diwali Story by Navina Chhabria

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I like when picture books present other cultures or pieces of that culture in them. I think it is because of the introduction aspect. You can get your feet wet without all the nitty grittiness of things. And in a picture book roundup post (again, I’ve been busy with picture books being read online from my old saved links) here are two titles that are good for that introduction aspect and could make you and your child want to learn more.  My Diwali Light by […]



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