Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Dangerous days for them, but terrific fun for me

Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt by Terry Deary

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I’m a huge fan of Terry Deary. For those of you not in the know, he’s the creator of the superlative Horrible Histories – aimed at kids (but adults find a lot to love too) and concentrating on the gross, gory and gossipy bits – and now the Dangerous Days series for the slightly more grown up. Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt delivers exactly what it promises on the cover – pyramids, plagues, gods and grave-robbers – all told with its eye on keeping the […]

The art of sharing?

Not Your Nest!  by Gideon Sterer

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What happens when you are a small bird, build the absolute perfect nest (the right twigs were used, the perfect softness and just the right size for one tired little bird to sleep in) and someone takes it? You build another one. And another one. And another one. Finally, all the nests our little bird friend makes in Not Your Nest! have been taken by the other animals of the jungle, so what is a poor bird to do? Even though the book does talk about […]

A-quirk-able!

My Squirrel Days by Ellie Kemper

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Yet again, I’m really not sure why I picked this book, other than it kept getting recommended to me based on other things I’ve read.  I couldn’t really get into The Office,  Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, or Bridesmaids, and I really don’t know anything else about the author other than her roles.  That said, I was looking for a new audiobook and this became available and I went for it. This book was a slog for me.  I just could not get into the folksy, “aww gee” awkwardness that was […]

A tribute to big brothers

Just Like My Brother by Gianna Marino 

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Just Like My Brother by Gianna Marino is a cute story. Most toddlers will like the repetition of the text as the characters speak and as the giraffe moves along with the other animals repeating the same question (have you seen my(their) big brother) adding something new about said big brothers physical characteristics or is personality, then getting similar answers from the other animals who tell the little giraffe they too have the same qualities as their older brother. Yet, with all the goodness that Just Like My […]

An interactive high five competition just for you

High Five by Adam Rubin

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I have a cousin that feels if you like an actor/performer/author you will like every photograph/song/book. Yet, that is not always the case. Sometimes an actor looks better with long hair, sometimes short. Sometimes a singer should not do ballads, others should not try to sing a quickie tune. The same goes for authors. And no matter how much I liked Adam Rubin’s Dragons Love Tacos, I cannot fully love High Five. High Five is a cute story about having fun and doing your best […]

Not so jolly giant and his Jack

Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke

Mighty Jack and the Goblin King by Ben Hatke

Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

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The Might Jack series by Ben Hatke starts as a separate, but companion series to the Zita the Spacegirl graphic novels. Books One (Mighty Jack) and Book Two (Mighty Jack and the Goblin King) set up Jack’s, Maddy, and Lilly’s adventures. These adventures mirror another story that has a Jack, some magic seeds and a few giants in it. Only, these magic seeds are purchased by trading the family car (not cow) and what grows is not just a beanstalk, but all sorts of creatures […]



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