Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Fun and Pun reading time

You’re the Apple of My Pie. by Rose Rossner

You're the Star in My Sky: A Star Light, Star Bright Story by Susanna Leonard Hill

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Two different but similarly toned books are You’re the Apple of My Pie (Punderland) and You’re the Star in My Sky: A Star Light, Star Bright Story. Both titles are sweet, bedtime, naptime, resting time, but also reading time as there is fun and puns. Both titles are great for most ages and perfect gifts for the special little ones in your life. (Reader copies were read for the below titles). Rose Rossner made a little love with You’re the Apple of My Pie. They also […]

The stories might be appropriate, but the company is not

Lucky Girl: How I Became a Horror Writer: A Krampus Story by M. Rickert

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If you ring the bell, remember it cannot be undone. And when that happens, the monsters come out to play. But of course, they do not play by any rules known to man or woman. But one thing is for certain, the monsters come, and they can find each other and you. One Thanksgiving five strangers meet up in a diner that will be closing its doors forever soon. Ro, narrator of and the title girl in Lucky Girl: How I Became a Horror Writer: […]

Opposite in nature

Gray Fox in the Moonlight by Isaac Peterson

The Garden Next Door by Collin Pine

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I probably should have put Gray Fox in the Moonlight with another book I reviewed due to their similarities of spiritualism but decided to pair it with The Garden Next Door as they are complete opposites. One (Gray Fox) is a soft, lullaby about the fox wandering the forest at night. It deals with nature, but at natures level. The other, (Garden) is loud and bold filled with much activity and critters of all shapes, sizes, and leg count. Isaac Peterson brings Gray Fox in […]

CBR15Passport15, New to me Author Kathy Cremer and friends

A Star for Mama by Ashling Kwok

A Squiggly Line by Robert Vescio

Peanut by Kathy Creamer

Lucky Horse Shoes by Kathy Cremer

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CBR15Passport, New to me author I could say these books are connected by the fact they are books (a good reason as far as I’m concerned). Or I could say they are connected because they are picture books (better reason). Or I could say they are connected by Kathy Creamer (which is the best as they are). I didn’t know who Creamer was before these books. And between their author and illustrating, I now know they have a bit of a creativeness to them that […]

Going from “talk the whiskers off a catfish” to silent as a mouse

Catching a Storyfish by Janice N. Harrington

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I did it again. I was emailed “the book is here, please pick it up” and I said, “What book?” “Why this book? How did it get on my radar? Who was I when I thought this sounded interesting? When was this request done?  Where was I sitting when I thought to request?” Okay, not that one. But the other questions (maybe) happened. But regardless of the who, what, when, where, why and how of it all, I am glad I did request Catching a […]

A rose by any other name would it be as long?

The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name by Sandhya Parappukkaran

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Growing up did you have a nickname? Though I went by my given name at school, at home it was shortened to the first letter by my mom (full name was for being in trouble. And when the middle name was added? Don’t ask!) and my sister and I had a few nicknames for each other (that occasionally we still use to get the others attention). So, nicknames are things that happen and can be a good thing. But can they be an issue, too? […]



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