Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


The book I thought I’d hate, but turned out pretty good.

Beep, Beep, Beep, Trunk-or-Treat!: A Lift-the-Flap Book by Tracie Schneider

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Before I started the online copy of Beep, Beep, Beep, Trunk-or-Treat!: A Lift-the-Flap Book I thought my first lines of the review would be: “I hate everything about Beep, Beep, Beep, Trunk-or-Treat!: A Lift-the-Flap Book. Or I should say, I hate the concept of Beep, Beep, Beep, Trunk-or-Treat!: A Lift-the-Flap Book.” Because, honestly, (and I am sorry Tracie Schneider), but I do hate the concept of Trunk Or Treat as I am old school! I liked going door to door, showing off my costume, and […]

The book that was read to me

The Christmas Snow Globe by Sibylle Delacroix

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I had the opportunity to have The Christmas Snow Globe by Sibylle Delacroix “read” to me via a YouTube video. However, I have read it before (both  times I am assuming via an online reader). Both times I felt the story was sweet, funny and cute. However, the adult me isn’t a fan of sledding down the stairs! The kid me wonders where can I find a sled?  It is hard to talk about it, unless I tell you the story. Two children are waiting […]

After you moo, baa and lalala

A Dance with Santa Claus by Sandra Boyton

Smooches! by Sandra Boyton

Iguana Miss You! by Sandra Boyton

When Pigs Fly!: A Song for Dreamers by Sandra Boyton

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When my nephews were little I used to read Moo, Baa, Lalala by Sandra Boyton to them. I would read it so many times that I almost could read it without having to actually look at the book itself. Now, I need to make sure my great-niece has it so I can continue the tradition of reading to her (and having way too much fun making voices and sounds with her). And I will also be able to add a few new ones (or at […]

HALLOWEEEEEE (N)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween by A.J. LoCascio

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When I get excited about a book I find it funny that I don’t run out and tell everyone and anyone about it. Yet, I almost missed telling you about Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween by A.J. LoCascio and illustrator Laurie Conley. I will start by saying the very least I can say is it is an outstanding and fun story. There is  a delightfully classical element as well as a modern tone which allows it to work for many ages. It is simple as […]

Krampus kramps your naughty style

Tonight Is Krampus Night by Kyle Sullivan

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One thing I try to do every year is to find at least three Christmas books and at least one other winter holiday book. The Christmas books I try to find are a religious one, a more fun one (Santa, or silly reindeer have been in the past) and an Other book (maybe spiritual but it hits the spirit of things). I try to find one Hanukkah and one Winter Solstice, or something that is a holiday and/or just fun. This year I found a […]

“Good Morning with roses and jasmine,”

A Good Morning for Giddo by Dahlia Constantine and Irene Latham

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Picture books are a great way to read a book without reading a few hundred pages. They still can entertain, give factual information and make you laugh. Of course, you can cry and be mad, too, as everything is there, as well. I have said this before and will say it again: Picture books are legitimate books. And A Good Morning for Giddo is a very legitimate book. It does not have a big action scene and the message is a little slow in the […]



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