Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Time to tell a tale

The Moon from Dehradun: A Story of Partition by Shirin Shamsi

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cbr14bingo Time Level 2      Picture book are interesting. If you have a fiction story, well, that can go into any format (picture book, novel, verse). But if you have a non-fiction story or based on a true story and/or event, a picture book is not always my “go to” thought for a subject.  After all, picture books are usually aimed at ages five to eight, therefore, how do you talk about the displacement of Indian and Pakistani peoples when the two peoples have […]

This b**ch bites

Baby Teeth by Meg Grehan

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 cbr14bingo Verse  Level 1 (prose verses)  When I first saw Baby Teeth I thought “Finally, a book that is ‘cover different’ and still eye catching.” (Or in other words, it was not “just like all the other” covers out there.) And then “Ooooh prose poetry.” (When reading I would think, “Less poetry and more ‘poetic’ though”). After finishing, I thought, “Meg Grehan. You are one weird person.” In many ways this is a sophisticated read (and at times made me feel like I was missing […]

Maybe not so beautiful afterall

In the Beautiful Country by Jane Kuo

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cbr14bingo Dough Level 2 In the Beautiful Country is a cute story told in verse that shows the ugly of the world, but also the hope that can come from it. The year between 1980 and 1981 of Anna’s life is relatable, powerful and a look into “The Beautiful Country” and the American Dream it promotes but does not always make it easy to obtain. When Anna’s parents announce on Lunar New Year they are moving to The Beautiful Country (America), their family thinks them […]

Literally dough, but it mostly looks tasty

Bake: My best ever recipes for the classics by Paul Hollywood

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For this the first review of Bingo, I have gone level 1 literal for the Dough. So I was in the UK in a bookstore and they had both the signed version and the 50% off version of Paul Hollywood’s new book Bake: My best ever recipes for the classics; guess which one I went for? Anyways, some of the recipes are repeats but there’s enough new interesting things to bake that I might be able to bake my way through this one for the […]

Dear Fair Folk! Fetch yourself these books

Sir Ladybug and the Queen Bee by Corey R. Tabor

Peanut, Butter, and Crackers Fetch! by Paige Braddock

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I recently found two series (well one I knew about but found a new one in it). They are just cute, take 10 minutes out of your adult day to read them to yourself, but would be fun bedtime, or sit and read time with your younger children. They are also good for the early to bit more advanced solo readers. I found the Sir Ladybug series right before book one came out. I just found out that book two is now also published. The […]

One Turnip Child to go please

Alcatoe and the Turnip Child by Isaac Lenkiewicz

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I do not know who Alcatoe is in Alcatoe and the Turnip Child, but I do know this book by Isaac Lenkiewicz is a silly folktale with a few odd twists and turns. Okay, that is not totally true, Alcatoe is a grumpy old witch (they came to magic late in life at age 54), who does not fit in. They do not like the other witches, think the kids of the story are annoying and wants to cause trouble wherever they go. The story […]



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