Cannonball Read 18

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Colors in rainbows

Black Is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy

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Black Is a Rainbow Color has several levels. It would be good for black history month and a book that will get people talking in general. Angela Joy realizes (as mentioned in their afterwards) that “being black” is not just skin color, but it is a culture, too. This book is aimed to educate not only her own children, but the community as well. The narrator speaks about how black is not like the other colors of the rainbow but has its own rainbow of […]

A cabbage adventure

Snail Crossing by Corey R. Tabor

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“Cabbage bound! I’m cabbage bound! Head in the clouds, foot on the ground.” And boy is Snail ever! Nothing will stop them from getting those cabbages: not cars, crows or antsy ants. A funny scene about making friends and a not seen twist makes this a fun new story about determination and friendship. I was not sure what to expect from Snail Crossing by Corey R. Tabor. Maybe I thought it would be about how a snail keeps on going, no matter the danger or […]

New York Times Book Review told us:

Just Because by Mac Barnett

I Miss My Grandpa by Jin Xiaoling

The Famer by Abadia Ximo

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New York Times Book Review told us a few months back what their 67th annual list of Best Illustrated Children’s Books for 2019 was. I picked up one or two here and there and today I found myself reading three. My “like” of Just Because by Mac Barnett comes from Isabelle Arsenault’s illustrations. They are simple, with a lack of a traditional color, but the details are far from simplistic. The story (a child asking all the questions even many adults want to know) is […]

He knows when you are sleeping and when you ate the cheese

Santa Mouse by Michael Brown

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Originally written in 1966 Santa Mouse by Michael Brown certainly has a classical feeling tail…. tale.  This came across before I realized it was a retelling. There is one lonely mouse, with a very active imagination. And a mouse who is a bit modern: some of his imaginary friends have tea parties’ others play cowboys, Inuit and a “Spanish-person” with him. However, this political correctness of using Inuit could be the editors doing an updated version to fit the contemporary reader. As I think he […]

The Ranger, the Fox and a friendship

The Ranger by Nancy Vo

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As previously mentioned, it is that time of year when the bookstore puts together its holiday newsletter. One title that will be reviewed is the picture book, The Ranger by Nancy Vo. The coworker who will have the honor of letting our readers know about Vo’s book was speaking with another coworker who said she felt it looked scary. And while it is not scary, it is not light hearted either There are several contradictions in feelings. There is an odd tone to the story […]

Dear Jane Cabrea, Thank you for a lovely book

The Thank You Letter by Jane Cabrera

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A book I would like to see as a holiday gift for everyone is the book The Thank You Letter by Jane Cabrera. This is a fantastic story about what one little girl does after receiving some lovely gifts for her birthday. But she also takes it one step farther and shows all the things she is thankful for. Then, she gets another lovely gift in return. This is not only a great practice to get your child into (writing thank you notes) but also […]



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