Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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She puts the Wonder in Woman

Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson

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I like superheroes. Which some find funny as I am a villain girl. How I love me a good, ol’ baddie! However, when you have an interesting or relatable hero, I tend to find them more to my tastes (but it does not hurt that Adam West was funny and I would not mind saluting Captain American). Okay, I mixed my DC and Marvel there, but this book, Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed, is a new DC adaptation due in June of this year. Laurie Halse […]

You crusty ol’ sea dog!

Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry

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A young girl and her grandmother move next door to one ol’ poop of an ex-sailor in Swashby and the Sea. And while that sounds horrible, things turn out for the best with humor, much love and the sea providing only what is needed. On the surface the book seems serious, but the overall atmosphere is light-hearted. The antics of the girl and ol’ sea dog will amuse. I found this story of love and friendship sweet and comforting with a dash of not sadness, […]

Be You

The Box Turtle by Vanessa Roeder

Glad, Glad Bear! by Kimberly Gee

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Books about being yourself have never been more prevalent than of late. And The Box Turtle by Vanessa Roeder and Glad, Glad Bear! by Kimberly Gee are two of the latest. When they say “box turtle” they mean a box turtle. A sweet story about being true to yourself, The Box Turtle is for the slightly older (ages 4 to 8) crowd. Terrance, a turtle, is born without an important piece: a shell. But the parents know what to do by finding an actual box […]

The journey of one boy becoming himself

And I’m Not a Girl: A Transgender Story by Maddox Lyons

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The subject of transgender kids is a hot topic today. Regardless if you are in the court of “yay! Kids! Be you!” or in the court of “How can they know they are not their birth gender at a young age?” it is there. And I’m Not a Girl: A Transgender Story is another book dealing with this situation. Told from the point of view of the child, this seems like it is a realistic journey a young boy might take to become his true […]

Reissues of dePaola

The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog by Tomie dePaola

Marianna May and Nursey by Tomie dePaola

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My quick journal entry mentioned the death of Tomie dePaola. I recently found, three new (to me books). I haven’t read Fight the Night, yet, but did get a chance to read Marianna May and Nursey along with The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog. Many know dePaola as both the author and illustrator of the book. However, he has illustrated several books for others. The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog was created by Sarah Catherine Martin as […]

Meet Baloney and Peanut and Bizz and Krabbit in April

Baloney and Friends by Greg Pizzoli

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Baloney and Friends by Greg Pizzoli should find a cozy place on the shelves of your local bookstore right next to series like Elephant & Piggie by Mo Willems or Narwhal & Jellyfish by Ben Clanton. The stories are simple, Baloney is featured in his book along with his friends Peanut the horse, Bizz the bumblebee and Krabbit a crabby rabbit. Each story is a stand-alone chapter, but everything is tied together at the same time. There are two mini comics as well in this […]



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