Cannonball Read 18

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I Knew You Could Do It! by Nancy Tillman

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I Knew You Could Do It! is classic Nancy Tillman. If you know the style of Tillman, you know this book. This gives it the comfort level of knowing there will be no surprise and you know if you will like or not. However, even if you are not a fan of Tillman’s illustrations and style of writing, there are some interesting interpretations of folktales in the art. You see Cinderella, Lion and the Mouse, Jack and the Beanstalk, Sleeping Beauty and more. Not every […]

You Are Loved: Welcome Wishes for New Babies

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I am not sure if You Are Loved: Welcome Wishes for New Babies by Nancy Tillman is really a book that should count towards the total. But I am writing it up anyways as it needs to be talked about!   This a baby book. You the parent, guardian, grandparent or even aunt/uncle fill in the information. However, it is not just “height, weight, who visited you, etc.” but other things as well. Such as information about the parents and things around you. Yet, it […]

Books I am Giving As Gifts This Year (Picture Book Edition)

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So, there’s going to be three parts to this one – Picture books, early readers/middle grade books, and grown-ups.  Because books are perfect books forever, for everyone the end. Up first, picture books.   Little Blue Truck, Little Blue Truck’s Beep Along Book, Little Blue Truck Leads The Way & Little Blue Truck’s Christmas by Alice Schertle, Illustrated by Jill McElmurry – Do you have a three-year-old boy in your life? If so, chances are that he is obsessed with cars.  And trucks.  And construction […]



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