Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Dandy by Ame Dyckman

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The interesting part of the book Dandy is, while it has Ame Dyckman’s signature style all over it, at the same time it does not feel like her other books. That, I think, is due to Charles Santos’s illustrations. They “tame down” her quirkiness. The main part of the story is a “daddy/daughter” story. This modern take on how a little girl makes a dandelion her beloved best friend, will have most people cheering on her imagination.  However, I’m with the original feeling of Daddy […]

We are small but mighty and that’s alrighty!

The Little Guys by Vera Brosgol

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People are going to just love The Little Guys by Vera Brosgol.  It is a message book with the message of teaching people not to be greedy and to learn how to be happy with what you have, but also how to be kind and share. There are cute and fun illustrations as you follow The Little Guys as they bully, take what is not theirs and be downright, all around, bad scoundrels. However, this story has been done before. There are no surprises. The […]

It’s a crab! It’s a submarine! It’s SUPER NARWHAL!

Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #2 by Ben Clanton

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Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #2) by Ben Clanton is a typical Narwhal and Jelly book. However, Narwhal is not as annoying as they have been in other books. Usually the naivetés of Narwhal borders on the frankly, stupid, and I cannot get pass that “comedy of errors and misunderstandings” (I never thought Abbot and Costello all that amusing) to enjoy the story. This time, even though Narwhal stays true to himself and personality, the story worked much better for me. Our “heroes […]

Paging Dr. Spencer Reed….. Your book isn’t so hot…but guess what?

Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belong, and Being Yourself by Matthew Gray Gubler

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While Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belong, and Being Yourself is about a subject that is usually aimed at kids (be yourself and you will find your friends because your weirdness is okay! And that is because we are all weird in our own special way), seems to be more adult based.  The story feels more mature than what this subject tends to be aimed out. And due to the fact, the size is not the traditional picture book size, but one of those […]

A book so bad you quote a line from How the Grinch Stole Christmas! cartoon

I Love You Like a Pig by Mac Barnett

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I should take my own advice and say that, “This book stinks, stanks, stunk!” enough times to cover the 250-word requirement. When I saw Barnett’s book, I Love You Like a Pig, sitting there on the sale table bells went off. I still cannot remember why this book was in the back of my mind (other than it has gotten attention over the years), but I am not sure why it has gotten attention. I am sorry to say if I could give this book […]

Proud to be a Book Hog!

The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli

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The Book Hog has a particularly odd cover that at first made me think this was going to be a very weak book. It was going to have a particular story (slapstick for no reason).  However, I did enjoy it.  And while the artwork is still not my thing, it has a certain charm to that works well with the story. Greg Pizzoli has created a book about how one Hog is a Book Hog. He loves books. Loves the way they smell. The way […]



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