Cannonball Read 18

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I won a finished copy from Goodreads / Brilliance, and this is my review

Before the World Wakes by Estelle Laure

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Before the World Wakes is a story I can appreciate (two siblings spending time together, just the two of them before the world has had time to fully wake), but it was the illustrations that drew me to the book. Estelle Laure must have had a sibling relationship like the two in the story or have children who are like the two children of the book, as they have created a realistic and magical feeling. The art of Paola Zakimi is similar to the text […]

Lunch was less than satisfyingly, but these picture books made up for it

Here Comes Ocean by Meg Fleming

My Rainy Day Rocket Ship by Markette Sheppard

Hurry Up!: A Book About Slowing Down by Kate Dopirak

Smashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman

The Ocean in Your Bathtub by Seth Fishman

Meet the Latkes by Alan Silberberg

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I was sitting at lunch, eating something not that great tasting (but when you forget your lunch and the owner provides food, you know beggars can’t be choosey), I decided to distract myself with some quick picture book reading. And I found six titles that By George the III! Are pretty darn good. Each of these is a Third or a 3 rating. Not OMG but books I will gladly recommend and might just read a second time. Here Comes Ocean by Meg Fleming (author) […]

All Aboard these two travelin’ tales

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All Aboard! Time to hop on the Snake Train! Trust me this is not like that infamous plane. These are nice, colorful, cute (later sleepy) snakes. They have fun going around the track, having adventures and finally, end their day curled up in their dens. Kathryn Dennis has a simplistic story and art to make your toddler want to go on their own train trip. The thing that makes Snakes on a Train accessible to people who do not like snakes is the fact that the […]



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