Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

HALLOWEEEEEE (N)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween by A.J. LoCascio

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When I get excited about a book I find it funny that I don’t run out and tell everyone and anyone about it. Yet, I almost missed telling you about Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween by A.J. LoCascio and illustrator Laurie Conley. I will start by saying the very least I can say is it is an outstanding and fun story. There is  a delightfully classical element as well as a modern tone which allows it to work for many ages. It is simple as […]

Dan might be a dolphin, but James the Stanton needs help!

I Think Our Friend Dan Might Be a Dolphin by James the Stanton

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I think that James the Stanton might be a little crazy. Okay, a lot crazy. Afterall, why would someone write a book (or more actually a zine) called I Think Our Friend Dan Might Be a Dolphin and proceed to make one of the more warped things I have ever read (and honestly I think I’ve read several warped things). I hated everything about this book. It was too small. It was too blue. It was really really NSFW or  anyplace else for that matter. […]

Practice what you do

Hello Sleep by Saehan Parc

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When I write a review, I write it out first, so I can organize my thoughts. Sometimes I cannot get to the review right away and need to remind myself of what a book was about. Hello Sleep by Saehan Parc and translated by Selene Bright was one of them. This does not mean it was a bad book, but it was not one that grabbed my attention completely.  The character of Sleep is a happy character that is learning about how to sleep. They […]

Marriage is just for the tax benifits and other life lessons

Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed? by Liz Prince

Delayed Replays by Liz Prince

Look Back and Laugh by Liz Prince

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A while back I read the graphic novel, Tomboy by Liz Prince. It was a fun memoir about being a kid that made me wonder about adult Liz. Who is she now? Or at least when her works were published. I found 2018 as the most recent autobiographical work, 2023 for Science Comics: Frogs: Awesome Amphibians (from First Second) and Adventure Time Compendium Vol. 1 in 2024 with other contributors.  Adult Liz is not much different than kid Liz. A bit awkward, weird, funny, has […]

Bear paws and pause

Bear by Himself by Geoffrey Hayes

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Bear by Himself was not something I wanted to read at first look at the online reader copy cover. But there was something about the Geoffrey Hayes book that kept me coming back to it. And, like many books that at first I am not really sure about, it turned out to be a pleasant experience. It is a nice and cozy book that would be perfect for quiet time reading. The classic look to the illustrations will appeal to the adult and kids will […]

Rooting out the truth

I Am Not Boring: The True-Life Story of a Log by Lena Podesta

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Honestly, I don’t know about you but if I see a brown thing (yeah, went there too, but realized it was a log) in cartoon form I tend to look at it and assume I will not be interested in it. And even with the words NOT and BORING that still would not grab my attention. However, for some odd reason I decided to pick up I Am Not Boring: The True-Life Story of a Log by Lena Podesta (due late May 2026) in an […]



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