Cannonball Read 18

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Duckie and Snaps are back

Duckie & Snaps V02 We Cannot be Brave by Ame Dyckman and Tim Miller

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Book two of the Duckie & Snaps series was due in early August 2026 but I read via an online reader copy well before that, but like many reviews, I didn’t post it until now.  And all I can say about We Cannot be Brave is that it is totally Duckie and Snaps. I guess I could say it is also pure Ame Dyckman. Which means both are really out there and both are goofy and sweet.  And I could add that the illustrator Tim […]

Dyckman, Schultz, Testa, Weyant, Miller, and a Jeralds create some books

Duckie & Snaps: We Cannot Be Friends by Ame Dyckman

Silly Boobies: A Love Story by Ame Dyckman

Love from Snoopy by Charles M. Schulz, adapted by Maggie Testa

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It is that time of year when I don’t want anything too heavy to read. Oh, I’ll still read them, but I try to go on the lighter side when I can. I want something funny and/or light. I want something that will make my brain forget there are cranky, mean, rude people and things out there. I want Ame Dyckman! Now, I cannot have Ame Dyckman exactly, but I can have two of her books. First, I will mention Duckie & Snaps: We Cannot […]

Go do art

Izzy Paints by Tim Miller

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Do you like to paint? Izzy does, or they learn to, in Izzy Paints. This simple, sweet, but clever and full of goodies picture book by Tim Miller shows how a little koala is inspired to paint after a trip to the museum. If you do not like messy images from enthusiastic painting times, then this book is not for you as Izzy makes a mess as they paint. The paint splatters and splashes all over things, Izzy, and the floor (and yet, somehow makes […]



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