Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The wild world of wildlife

Grandmother Fish: A Child's First Book of Evolution by Jonathan Tweet and  Karen Lewis

Don't Eat the Cleaners!: Tiny Fish with a Big Job by Susan Stockdale

The Search for Carmella by Chloe Savage

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Education, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge One Monday morning I get into work smidgen later than usual, so my whole system is just off. During a moment of situating myself, I see that there are some books on the cart for the children’s floor. On top of a pile was a book of a red colored fish. It said “Grandmother Fish” and I thought, “Well it could be a cute story.” However, I only saw the first part and not the whole title: Grandmother Fish: A […]

House and home

The House That Floated by Guojing

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Inclusion, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge I find it amusing  when I “read” a wordless picture book. And as a result, I am amused  when I try to write any kind of review about it. After all, I am/would be writing literally more words than the book has. Oh sure, the cover has the title: The House That Floated. And the author and/or illustrator (in this case they are both): Guojing.  It then has all the “legal publishing things” like the printing and/or edition and where […]

We’re best friends! And cats. And vampires.

Two Vampire Cats by Jannie Ho

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I have wanted to read Two Vampire Cats by Jannie Ho for about two weeks now. Or ever since I saw the advanced reader copy I found. It is a silly book about two vampire cats, a ghost and their town. For the adult reader there isn’t a lot of bite, but for kids it is worth the reading trip. This is for about ages 5 to young 8-9. It works as a read aloud or a first solo read with help, and the older […]

I remember how large Komodo dragons are when I see a picture… but that’s only the start of their coolness

How Rude!: Animals That Burp, Toot, Spit, and Screech to Survive by Chana Stiefel and Anna Louise Oliver

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Education, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge IT IS A BOOK ABOUT FARTS! And burps, and slime, barf, hooting, hollering and…. Lots of other gross stuff and seemingly rude stuff that animals do to protect themselves, capture prey or trying to survive, but not to be rude like we humans have learned these acts are. The first few pages were about the slimers such as the clownfish and a worm that not only looks like a million miles of… um poop… it smells it too! What book […]

You’re a poet and you don’t write about it that much

Dino Poet : A Graphic Novel by Tom Angleberger

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Education, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge Learning poetry in a fun, simpler manner is a great way to introduce kids to the genre. And you can do that in Dino Poet : A Graphic Novel by Tom Angleberger. I would have liked to have seen more emphasis on poetry not needing to rhyme, but overall it is a clever book with enough humor to keep kids interested. Currently available, I read via an online reader copy. Now, I might not purchase a copy for myself as […]

She loved hats, but loved birds more

Harriet's Ruffled Feathers: The Woman Who Saved Millions of Birds by Joy McCullough

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History, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge She liked hats. No, she loved hats. But when she learned how the hats with feathers (and even birds) were made, she decided that something must be done! And not only would she start the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Harriet Hemenway would stop women from wearing hats with real birds and feathers on them. And in Harriet’s Ruffled Feathers: The Woman Who Saved Millions of Birds by Joy McCullough and illustrated by Romina Galotta, we are introduced to how. This picture […]



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