Cannonball Read 14

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Search This Site

| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Twitter
  3. Follow us on Instagram
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • About CBR
    • Getting Started
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • 2022 CBR Event Calendar
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Support Our Mission: Donate Today!
    • CBR Merchandise
    • Supporters and Friends of CBR
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • Sign Up
    • Suggest a Review
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media

Live Now - #CannonBookClub Discussion of Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
> FAQ Home
> Tag: grandfathers

Shiver me timbers and pull up a cutlass

When I Was a Pirate by Tom Silson

May 13, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

You can take When I Was a Pirate with you can take this book with a shot of rum and coke and say it is a true whale of a tail. Or you can believe that the grandfather has had some far out times in his life.  I mean, does the grandfather in the story tell the truth? Was he a grand old pirate in his youth? (Tattoos seem to confirm this.) Or is he just diving deep into a bit of exaggeration?  I would […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: adventures, Ewa Poklewska-Koziello, family, grandchildren, grandfathers, pirates, Tom Silson

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:225 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: adventures, Ewa Poklewska-Koziello, family, grandchildren, grandfathers, pirates, Tom Silson ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

What is your relationship with your grandfather?

Gigi and Ojiji by Melissa Iwai

April 19, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I find it amusing when I want to review an early/easy reader. After all, it is funny that a book that probably has less than 250 words needs a review of 250 words. Gigi and Ojiji by Melissa Iwai has a lot going on in it. There is the daughter/mother relationship. There is the granddaughter/grandfather relationship. And there is the culture relationship. You learn Gigi is biracial (Japanese mother, white father) by just seeing it. There is no HEY LOOK! I AM DIFFERENT yelling off […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: education themes, family, granddaughter, grandfathers, grandparents, Japanese culture & language, Melissa Iwai

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:158 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: education themes, family, granddaughter, grandfathers, grandparents, Japanese culture & language, Melissa Iwai ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Bitter sweet goodbyes

The Sour Cherry Tree by Naseem Hrab

February 21, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I first saw The Sour Cherry Tree by Naseem Hrab, I thought it was going to be an Asian folktale. Instead, this lovely story of a granddaughter saying goodbye to a beloved grandfather is a realistic story with Arabic characters. But the great part is, it is relatable no matter your background. Anyone with a grandparent that maybe you did not have a terrible close relationship with but had a very special one will understand how the young girl feels the day she learns […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: Death, family, grandfathers, grandparents, Nahid Kazemi, Naseem Hrab

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:69 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: Death, family, grandfathers, grandparents, Nahid Kazemi, Naseem Hrab ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Keeping your Family together

When We Were Alone by David Alexander Robertson

Grandpa’s Girls by Nicola I. Campbell

August 20, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Both books are very different but have the common thread of having a Native American influence, or backdrop. These would be great books to add to any collection. They both are fabulous examples of the meaning of friendship. I preferred When We Were Alone more than Grandpa’s Girls for several reasons. One reason I enjoyed it was the serious tone of the book. This might turn some people off, but even then, David Alexander Robertson has infused a great hopefulness as well. When We Were […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Canada- Indigenous, cousins, David Alexander Robertson, family, Farms, grandfathers, grandmothers, grandmothers & granddaughters, grandparents, Julie Flett, Kim Lafave, Nicola I. Campbell, Ntlakyapamuk Indians, People & Places, School & Education

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:243 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Canada- Indigenous, cousins, David Alexander Robertson, family, Farms, grandfathers, grandmothers, grandmothers & granddaughters, grandparents, Julie Flett, Kim Lafave, Nicola I. Campbell, Ntlakyapamuk Indians, People & Places, School & Education ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Take a Trip

Grandad’s Camper by Harry Woodgate

June 23, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I use the phrase “cozy read” a lot, but Grandad’s Camper by Harry Woodgate is a cozy read. Even if it is not always a happy read. You could substitute any gender of the two grandfathers of the story, and you have “this” story, as the loss of a spouse or partner is universal. Everyone will grieve, everyone will remember the connections they had. I enjoyed how everything is just “normalized” and not “in your face” about the subject. The two grandfathers of the child […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History Tagged With: family, glbtq, grandchildren, grandfathers, grandparents, Harry Woodgate

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:184 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History · Tags: family, glbtq, grandchildren, grandfathers, grandparents, Harry Woodgate ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Grandpa, Gong Gong or Bompa, whatever you call them, they are all still Grandfathers!

Grandpa Grumps by Katrina Moore

My Day With Gong Gong by Sennah Yee

May 26, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

In these two books, we see granddaughters who are not that close to a grandfather. Or at least, not at first due to the generation and language gaps they face. In Grandpa Grumps and My Day with Gong Gong two young granddaughters have problems trying to connect with their grandfathers as both grandfather’s English is limited, and Daisy and May have limited Chinese. But both learn that no matter the gaps they are facing, what can overcome that is the language of family and love. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Elaine Chen, family, granddaughters, grandfathers, Katrina Moore, Sennah Yee, Xindi Yan

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:148 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Elaine Chen, family, granddaughters, grandfathers, Katrina Moore, Sennah Yee, Xindi Yan ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments


Recent Comments

  • MsWas on Book Club Discussion Post: Last Night at the Telegraph ClubQ5: The opening prologue ends with Lily wondering if the pageant girls are what Chinese girls are "supposed to look like," and Lily does spend...
  • andtheIToldYouSos on Book Club Discussion Post: Last Night at the Telegraph Clubwell said- I think you just summed up the feeling that I couldn't quite place that was keeping me from loving this book
  • andtheIToldYouSos on Book Club Discussion Post: Last Night at the Telegraph ClubI want to know more about what happens with Lily's frenemy and HER secrets! She pushed the duty/desire line harder than Lily, IMO, and built...
  • andtheIToldYouSos on Book Club Discussion Post: Last Night at the Telegraph Clubyeah! coming of age and also that first fall into love with a capital L
  • Emmalita on Book Club Discussion Post: Last Night at the Telegraph ClubYes. And I didn't express my thought very well (I am so tired). Telegraph Club is a YA queer coming of age with a love...
See More Recent Comments »

Support Cannonball Read

  • Support Our Mission: Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo
© 2022 Cannonball Read | Log in