Cannonball Read 18

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“It was enough simply to be for a while alongside a friend. Everything else was just noise.” (I wish this book was just noise)

A Fellowship of Games & Fables: Adenashire Book Three by J. Penner

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Jez, Adenashire’s resident grumpy Fennex, would rather curl up for a nap and hibernate through the season rather than go out in the snow and frolic. Unfortunately, a drunken boast lands her in the middle of the holiday festivities, competing in the Yule competition, and fake dating her friend, Taenya. (Well, that’s what you get when you mix pounding back drinks with an antagonistic personality. Or being a FMC in a Cozy Romantasy; either one.) Plagued by chronic fatigue (for unexplained reasons. Could be the […]

You are *that* author

Bitsy Bat, Snow Star by Kaz Windness

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Recently the “You are that author???” realization has come into play for my reading adventures. You see the Kaz Windness of the Bitsy Bat Series is the same Kaz Windness of  If UR Stabby, which is if Edward Gorey was on some serious “good stuff” if you get my meaning. Whereas Bitsy Bat is in a book called Bitsy Bat, Snow Star. And look at that cover! That little berry nose! The eyebrows. (EYEBROWS on a BAT!!) Those mittens on their feet!  The sparkle in […]

Magic of a snow day

Thank You, Snow (Thank You, World) by Dan McCauley and Jo Loring-Fisher

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Thank You, Snow (Thank You, World) by Dan McCauley and Jo Loring-Fisher (due late January 2026, read via an online reader). The illustrations are both supporting and are their own characters in this sweet story of being in the moment. And that is basically all I want to say. This is a simple book, good for the younger reader as it is a board book. But the early reader (with help or solo) could read as well. Overall, it is good. Nice. I cannot shout […]

Finding Snow Kid

Snow Kid by Jessie Sima

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Snow Kid by Jessie Sima was another one of those books I almost didn’t read. And then when I finally did read it, I almost didn’t review. You see, I am not the audience for it. Not really. Sure I can recommend it to the parents and grandparents who buy books for children, but it is for them, not the single woman who just adopts all the children as her nieces and nephews. You see, Snow Kid is a book that is simple text and […]

The community of solstice

Winter Solstice Wish by Kate Allen Fox and Elisa Paganelli

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I am not jumping up and down and saying Winter Solstice Wish by Kate Allen Fox and illustrated by Elisa Paganelli (currently available, but I read via an online reader copy) is the best solstice book ever, but I am jumping in to say this is a nice and slightly different approach to the subject. What I have seen for solstice books tend to show more winter scenes and events done to celebrate the seasonal moment. When we find the shortest day of the year, […]

We gonna celebrate with you!

Luke & the Longest Night: A Wheel of the Year Book by Kathleen Converse

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I recently read an article (which of course now I cannot locate) about how pagan celebrations are not really shown in children’s books, and how a company was started to create books on the subject. I was intrigued. I might not be a pagan, or really know anyone who is, but I am interested in books about other holidays, celebrations, religious beliefs, and so forth. I asked my local library to see if they could find me one (or more) of them. So far, the […]



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