Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


What did the banana say to the dog? (answer at end of review)

The Huge, Hysterical, Never Terrible Book of Jokes for Kids (Silly Jokes) by Carole P. Roman

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The Huge, Hysterical, Never Terrible Book of Jokes for Kids (Silly Jokes) by Carole P. Roman and Corinne Schmitt is a busy book that covers probably everything known to man, women, child, elephant, salamander, mountains and Martian about jokes, puns, riddles and humor in general. The contributors have taken three different books and combined them into one collection. This makes some of the jokes be repeated in another area. And of course, a theme can be used in more than one type. There are answer […]

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You Let the Cat out of the Bag! (Understanding Idioms) by Cynthia Amoroso

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Have you ever “let the cat out of the bag?” I am sure we all have once or twice in our lifetime. But in You Let the Cat out of the Bag! (Understanding Idioms) by Cynthia Amoroso, we learn more of these sayings, the meaning of them and even the possible history to them (the less than honest butcher would instead have given the ordered pork to the customer, would have put a cat in a bag instead). Also included, is a glossary (plus other […]

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The Joke Machine: Create Your Own Jokes and Become Instantly Funny! by Theresa Julian

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First official Review Of 2020 I thought that The Joke Machine: Create Your Own Jokes and Become Instantly Funny! by Theresa Julian was going to be a lot of dull facts and a school book. I figured there would be long explanations that were academic and hard to understand. And while, yes, there are fact sand there are explanations, for the most part they are easy to understand. I say for the most part, as the book says it is for the 8 to 12 crowd. […]

What makes a writer?

Just Write: Here’s How! by Walter Dean Myers

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#cbr11bingo #birthday  Myers birthday was August 12, 1937.  Just Write: Here’s How! is a non-fiction practical guide with easy tips, accessible language and perfect examples for the teen who wants to learn how to write. In fact, this book maps out these tips so well, adults could benefit from them. Just Write could easily be adapted for classroom use or used by the individual writer.  However, I read the ARC from 2012 and wondering if any updates have been done between then and his death or […]



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