Cannonball Read 18

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Little Bee and the Bloom by Carly Kremer and Katie Hunt

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Little Bee and the Bloom by Carly Kremer and Katie Hunt is a fun, sweet rhyming way to learn about bees and flowers. It has cute illustrations that make it a bouncy, bright, colorful and energetic read. No, I was not blown away, but I enjoyed it. The thing I liked is that it is a good way to introduce the concept to the older toddler and preschooler aged child. And you could even read it to a kindergartner or they could read it with […]

And you can read this book and that book and this other one….

Millie Fleur's Pumpkin Problem by Christy Mandin

Millie Feur’s Worst Day Ever by Christy Mandin

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My reading experiences have allowed me to find several solo reads and books in series that just really grab me and I get terribly excited over. One series that are more companions than true sequels are the Millie Fleur books by Christy Mandin. Having read the first two, Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden and Millie Fleur Saves the Night I figured that reading the third, Millie Fleur’s Pumpkin Problem would be a no-brainer read.  Thankfully, considering how spooky Millie can be, there were no brains (in a […]

How to Talk to Your Succulent

How to Talk to Your Succulent by Zoe Persico

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Adara and her dad are moving in with her grandmother, after Adara’s mother dies. Her father won’t talk to her about her mother’s death or why they are moving from California to Michigan to begin with. Luckily, her grandmother is a great source of comfort, Adara quickly makes a friend, and she develops an interest in one of her mother’s passions: plants. The plants, it seems, also have an interest in her: for Adara realizes she can talk to them. But being a good friend […]

They made me happy

Tiny Garden: A Picture Book by Deborah Underwood

Baba Palooza: A Picture Book by A. D. Ghani

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Lunch one day was a slightly cold Caesar chicken wrap. Why? I mean I purchased it warm. Well, I thought I had lost my credit card. And after three really bad days, that would have been the brown icing (if ya know what I mean) on the cake. Therefore, I tore my purse apart. That took longer than expected as I have used said bag to be a catchall for things recently (several pens, a coffin shaped sticky note pad, tiny 3D Mickey Moused eared […]

Go see a weed

The Weedy Garden: A Happy Habitat for Wild Friends by Margaret Renkl and Billy Renkl

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The Weedy Garden: A Happy Habitat for Wild Friends by Margaret Renkl and illustrated by Billy Renkl is a lovely, adorable and sweet read. The illustrations pop. I would like to see this as a series that shows “weedy gardens” around the country, so we can get an idea of climate and environmental differences. This book is a prose poem (a few lines on a page) telling us what you will find in a garden that is seemingly just a “weedy garden.” There are bees, […]

I heard it’s quite a fan of growth music.

Music Plants Hope by Tonnye Fletcher and Natalia Bruno

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A concert for plants? That is probably about as unique as it gets. And if you want to learn about that statement, then read Music Plants Hope by Tonnye Fletcher and illustrated by Natalia Bruno. I read it via an online reader copy, as it is due late May/early June 2026. But I think I might find a copy to donate to the local library and maybe for a few gifts for teacher friends. The text itself was enjoyable as there was a poeticness to […]



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