Cannonball Read 18

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This is how Gina saves the Giant

Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant by Craig Barr-Green and Francis Martin

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I have read Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant by Craig Barr-Green (at least) twice. The first time (though it is out) was an online reader copy. And I wasn’t really sure how I felt about things. The second time I started to get into it more (another online read). I have also skimmed it, and skimmed Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf (another book starring Gina). I then won a copy from the publisher. I skimmed it that day. I know I will read it again. […]

And it’s Good Good Leroy um… White. Goodest ghost in the whole darn greenhouse

Leroy Has Something to Say by Emily Rosenthal and My Phuong Thai

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The picture book Leroy Has Something to Say by Emily Rosenthal and illustrator My Phuong Thai is a book that made me have a warm happy. Lately not a lot of books have made me feel warm happy. And that is okay. I mean, I am an adult and can handle adult subjects, but sometimes I need to tone the doom and gloom down to a mild roar. And after reading Leroy I was able to have a happy warm feeling.  The cover is super […]

Bada$$ neurodivergent youth activists

No Brain the Same: Neurodivergent Young Activists Shaping Our Future by Lindsay H. Metcalf, Keila V. Dawson, Jeanette Bradley

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No Brain the Same: Neurodivergent Young Activists Shaping Our Future by Lindsay H. Metcalf (Editor), Keila V. Dawson (Editor), Jeanette Bradley (Illustrator) The use of poetry in multiple formats (free verse, couplets, etc) allows this to be accessible to many listeners and readers. From “everyday” people who do big things to people who are famous like Billie Ellish, we learn how the brain is strange, beautiful and capable of almost anything we put our minds to. Each poet tells a story about the person that […]

I wish I had this book 8 years ago and glad it exists now.

How to Keep House While Drowning: A gentle approach to cleaning and organizing. by KC Davis, lpc

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This past July, I read KatSings review of How to Keep House While Drowning and immediately put it on hold at my library.   Eight years ago I was drowning.  I was a SAHM who was deeply depressed and feeling very worn down with a sickly four year old and a neurodivergent eight year old.  When every day is physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausting it’s hard to keep house to the level of “clean” that we often feel morally compelled to do.  And because we can’t […]

The Only Self Help Book I’ve Ever Recommended

how to keep house while drowning by kc davis

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  Hello and welcome back to me! I haven’t reviewed a book since March of 2021, so you know this book was really something if it finally got me back on here and posting. It isn’t enough to simply recommend to my IRL friends, I need to share the joy of it over CBR, too. I also bought a physical copy of my own to access whenever I need it. A little understanding of me – I hate self help books. I’m thrilled they help […]

Baby, you’re a star

Bitsy Bat, School Star by Kaz Windness

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The theme of Bitsy Bat, School Star is simple. Bitsy does not fit in at school. But as her father says, why would you want to fit in? Afterall, Bitsy is a special star. Her special brain works differently because she is representing a neurodivergent person. She, like the author, Kaz Windness, is autistic. Of course, they do not come out and say that, but just use the natural senses of a bat  to represent the situations an autistic person might encounter. Such as loud […]



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