Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

Snow by Sam Usher

Froggy Picks a Pumpkin by Jonathan London.

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What do you do with a girl like Maria? And what do you do when you cannot write a 250-word review on a book? Well, I do not know about Maria, but I know that you can combine three books into one review. First, we start with Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton. This book was certainly a book of the time. The obvious is, of course, the illustrations. The ladies in dresses, gentlemen in slacks, boys in overalls and girls with […]

It’s storming outside, but inside we are snug and reading!

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Sam Usher knows how to create great illustrations. They tell the story without his text to compliment them. I usually am not a fan of wordless picture books, but Usher would be a great candidate for that genre. With that said his book Storm is a text and illustration treat. The grandfather and grandson are back for another adventure in Storm. This time they want to fly a kite as it is so windy and ready for a good storm. Of course, they have to […]

All I’ve got is this sunny afternoon and a whole lot of fun

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Sun is a comfortable book that deals with the generations of grandfather and grandchild, patience and imagination. Sam Usher has continued his Seasons with Granddad Series Storm, Rain and Snow with Sun. These stories have a lot of color that represents their season. In Sun there are many bold reds, warm yellows, and deep oranges mostly, but all the colors represent as well. They are bright, warm and sunny. They fit the feel and theme of the book perfectly. The plot of the story is […]



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