Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Sunny, you’re a fine girl

Sunny by Celia Krampien

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Sunny is a cute and interesting story about seeing the (literally) Sunny Side of Life. Celia Krampien has created a story with a good flow to the text and the cute illustrations make this a comfortable read. Most ages will enjoy following Sunny (our girl narrator) as she goes along the path to her destination. If there is one thing about the book I do not like is the fact that Sunny might be too optimistic. I cannot imagine that everything is good. Or is […]

There is a new Kid in Town

A Kid of Their Own by Megan Dowd Lambert

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A Kid of Their Own is the second book set on the farm by Megan Dowd Lambert. The puns are worse than before, the story, however, is a bit stronger. The ending says book three to come! This time Clyde and the farmyard animals get a new Mama Goat with her baby. Everyone is overjoyed about the new addition. Except for Clyde. Roberta, his goose friend, is now taking the kid under her wing and not Clyde. The results are obvious, Clyde is jealous and […]

A world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals

The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1) by Kazu Kibuishi

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Several years ago, The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1) came out. This was at the start of graphic novels being accepted in mainstream. I was still wary of them, thinking I am not an “art driven person” what couldthey give me to me? What could Kazu Kibuishi give me that text alone could not? Honestly, had I read it “back then” I would not have enjoyed it half as much as I actually did. With that said, I do wish I had the whole series, or a […]

Far in the future a tadpole becomes a frog

Tad by Benji Davies

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The cover of Tad was obviously what caught my eye when looking through some reader copies. Benji Davies has a story with great illustrations but had a few bumps to the story itself. Tad is a frog, well almost. She (like her tadbrothers and tadsisters) is not there, yet. But they will be. A simple telling of how a tadpole turns into a frog could have had a lot of potential. You could teach science. And since Tad is a bit slower than the siblings […]

Different colors “talk” to different pollinators

Flower Talk by Sara Levine

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The cover to Flower Talk was a bit off-putting at first. I had picked it up to process it for an order a customer had placed, but my curiosity got the better of me (I admit it, I look at customers books. I have found a few interesting things that way). A few minutes later I found a new book to enjoy. Sara Levine will now be on my radar for authors to watch for. Flower Talk is an amusing, factual and gorgeously illustrated picture […]

Never say never

Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong by Prudence Shen

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Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong had been on the radar for a while. I was not completely convinced until a few weeks ago when I saw it sitting next to another book at the library that I wanted. I figured it was a sign to get it them. I went home and read it. Prudence Shen’s story is decent. It is a solid story about friendship and being a teen with issues. It has its stereotypical moments (the nasty cheerleaders, the basketball jock trying to […]



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