Cannonball Read 18

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Come for the story, leave appreciating some lovely art

Is This a House for Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald

A Happy Place by Britta Teckentrup

Imperfectly Perfect: A Story That Cherishes Beauty in Imperfection by Perry Emerson

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There was an email in my work email inbox that first was thanking the booksellers who had nominated several titles from the publisher for the Indie Next newsletter. They then asked us to consider some other titles for the next one (as the deadline was in a few weeks). This made me browse the titles they were promoting and found one that worked for my particular mood at the time.    The one that caught my eye was the picture book, Is This a House for Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald and illustrated by […]

Trying to find the Better Place

Better Place by Duane Murray

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I thought that the graphic novel, Better Place by Duane Murray was about a kid who played hockey. Maybe he would have some problems in school, some bully or something, but nothing overly serious or we had not seen before. But then we find that the mature theme of death is put into play and the child, Dylan (of cover fame), is not your average hockey player. In fact, hockey is far from what he does. He and his grandfather are not just two peas in the pod, […]

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 […]

Two books neither about dance

Zander Stay by Maureen Fergus

Where Dreams Take You by Elena Ferrándiz

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Who wants to do the Time Warp when you can do the Picture Book Round Up? Ok, ok.  It’s not a dance, and while fun, not nearly as fun as the Time Warp, so let me start again. Hi all, I am writing abut two picture books I read recently.  The first is Zander Stays. This book is about a goose, that does goose things, and not so goose things, and has a funny twist ending. The second is Where Dreams Take You, that is […]

The can’t write 250 words for either book so combined the reviews in to one big one

Imagine a World: Full of Wonder by Heather Lean

The Art of Rewilding: The Return of Yellowstone’s Wolves by Nadja Belhadj

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The other day I was writing a review for a book and could comfortably get around 150 words to make a decent review.  I’m used to keeping my reviews under 75 words for newsletter reviews, and under 100 for a web review. I have gotten better with this 250 but some books, well a 250 worded review is more words than the book has. And while that probably is not true with the second book, it was most likely for the first one. Therefore, that […]

All wet books

The Lodge That Beaver Built by Randi Sonenshine

Mika and the Gurgler by Agata Loth-Ignaciuk

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I like picture books, but it can be hard writing the 250 word review required of them (after all, when your review must have more words than your book it can be tricky, even for this “run at the fingers” reviewer). Therefore, I have a few fun ones for your reading choices. Now, The Lodge That Beaver Built was not necessarily my favorite book to read, but it was interesting and fun. This is for the child who likes animals, and building. The facts are […]



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