Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

And they lived Happily Ever After. The End.

Prince and Knight by Daniel Haack

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When I first saw Prince and Knight by Daniel Haack, my first thought was, “This is a board book. Are kids that age ready for this theme?” And then I thought, “Why not?” However, we need to introduce the idea of same sex couples on a level that a child can understand. And this book does that by creating a story that is straight forward and does not preach its message. It is a simple (but not simplistic) story about a same sex couple. Kids […]

“Because, my girl you are sacred, valuable, indispensable, and irreplaceable”

#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale (editors)

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I keep doing reading challenges for a couple reasons, but one of them is that it tends to point out areas that my reading habits need to expand. This year the Read Harder Challenge includes tasks for both YA Non-fiction and to read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author. I’ve already read one YA Non-fiction this year, but while I was hunting up titles I came across #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women edited by Lisa Charleyboy and […]

They danced by the light of the moon

The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear

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It’s International Children’s Book Day! Are you reading stories to young kids or wishing someone would read to you? To honor this holiday, which celebrate the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, I’ve recorded a video of me reading a pop-up children’s book of the poem The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear.   https://www.instagram.com/tv/B-er1teAHjr/ I’ve read this book hundreds of times over the years, and the last page always gives me a thrill, “And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, they danced […]

Round the Seasons we go

Sing a Season Song by Jane Yolen

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Sing a Season Song is a sweet poem that is a “twofer” book. First, you get the book (or the story). This is one large, lovely poem poem. And second, you get the stanza of the page, or what I felt was a solo poem. Jane Yolen knows how to twist a phrase or ten. And with this book with the outrageously gorgeous and sweet illustrations by Lisa Ashlock, proves it. There are details galore. Each page is super busy, and you have to look […]

Lady Day Lived the Blues

 Blues for Lady Day: The Story of Billie Holiday by Paola Parisi,

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I know a few Billie Holiday songs. Not enough to say “X, Y and Z are hers” but if they are on the radio or such, I can say, “Sounds like her” and I am usually right. I recently learned a bit about her (well on song) and wanted to read more. When I saw that there was a graphic novel biography done by Paola Parisi, I thought I probably should find it. And yesterday, it was being placed in the “to be return to […]

A girl and her book

Charlotte Bronte before Jane Eyre by Glynnis Fawkes

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While an interesting story, Charlotte Bronte before Jane Eyre felt like something was missing. It is more of a few panels/pages hitting highlights of Bronte’s life than a full-on biography. In other words, if you need a biography to do a paper on, this is something fun to help you summarize, but one should not to take it as your only source.  Glynnis Fawkes is obvious a fan of Jane Eyre and Bronte, but you do not have to be to appreciate what happens to […]



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