Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

How come his parents never had child services on their case?

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York by Kim Smith

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Do you know the second Home Alone movie? Then you know the book, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York by Kim Smith. As I have not seen the movie (the first was more than enough for me) I am assuming that the major highlights of Kevin, lost in New York City on Christmas, are touched upon (especially since the publisher copy says this book is “based on the story written by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus”). Perhaps people will like a male, […]

SumoKitty: scourge of mice

SumoKitty by David Biedrzycki

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David Biedrzycki has a cute book about a cat that shows the sumo wrestlers a few tricks after they show him how to be the best kitty he knows how to be. Yet, I am much more interested in the real SumoKitty (only shown in a brief photograph cameo at the end) that inspired the book SumoKitty. And I want to know more about Sumo wrestlers as the terminology that is given on the page alongside the story is nice, but I want more.  And […]

Just make sure you get your tail in the hole….

Little Mouse Gets Ready: TOON Level 1 by Jeff Smith

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An adorable little mouse gets ready to go to the barn with his mother and siblings in Jeff Smith’s Little Mouse Gets Ready: TOON Level 1. And yes, this is Bone Jeff Smith and RASL Jeff Smith. And again, that guy has quite the range on him for different styles.  This time we have a little mouse all excited to go to the barn with his family. Mother Mouse calls to if from off page to see if he is ready. He tells her in […]

It’s all about that data-base

Ava in Code Land by Jess Hitchman

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Ava in Code Land is obviously, from the cover and title, a modern story about computers and coding. It is also a classic story about not giving up and trying even if all seems hopeless. This is all wrapped up with a girl main character called Ava.   Jess Hitchman, Gavin Cullen and Leire Martin put together a picture book that is set in a computer game. A game that Ava loves living in as all she has to do is hit a few keys […]

A remake that’s worth the time

The Ruby Princess Runs Away (Jewel Kingdom #1) by Jahnna N. Malcolm

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The Ruby Princess Runs Away (Jewel Kingdom #1) by Jahnna N. Malcolm is a typical Princess story with a modern kick: she saves the day. And while these stories can be fluffy (and Ruby Princess is light) it does feel slightly stronger than many stories of this genre. I am also actually, looking forward to the others in the series. Of course, I am hoping that they are not too repetitive. The story that could be repeated too strongly is that the Princess does not think […]

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! I recommend not looking up if you know what’s good for you

Superman of Smallville by Art Baltazar

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It is no secret that I am on this graphic novel kick right now. I am assuming many of you are thinking, “Comic books?” Well, folks. I was like you once. But then I realized, yes, there are graphic novels that are more comic book-like and there are other graphic novels that are deeper than what we associate with comics. Yet, today, comics are not the “easy read” we once thought them. They can be deep, dark, talk about issues in ways that we can […]



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