Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Giving love to a banned/challenged book

ABC-Deconstructing Gender  by Ashley Molesso

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I think I have reviewed ABC-Deconstructing Gender by Ashley Molesso and Chess Needham before. However, since I did not remember that I had read it to start with, or at least not until I got a bit into this alphabet book, I decided to write a fresh review. With current events of banning and challenging books, especially in the GLBTQ+ genre, it is alway good to remind yourself of why that book is good in the first place, or not good, as the case might be. Honestly, […]

Alphabetical Adventure.

The Imaginary Alphabet by Sylvie Daigneault

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When I saw the cover of The Imaginary Alphabet I thought it looked neat, but nothing special. I mean who wants another alphabet book? Well, I would have to say, nobody really; I know I don’t. But neither did Sylvie Daigneault. They made a book that is yes, A is for Alligators, but also so much more. There is a sentence then a fantastical colorful, busy, detailed image on the next page. Not only do you see the alligators and the other A words in […]

That’s so Sister and Brother

G is for Gross by Greg Paprocki

My Sister Is Super! (A Hello!Lucky Book) by Hello!Lucky

My Brother Is the Best! (a Hello!lucky Book) by Sabrina Moyle and Eunice Moyle

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I will spare you the gross imagery of G is for Gross (except for that cover, sorry), but I am talking about it in case you have a very, very, very (did I say very?) warped sense of humor. Greg Paprocki’s board book is probably best for adults as we cover some of the grossest things in the alphabet. We get vomit, dirty diapers, “ew” (see birds above), and a fart. We even get toxic (for tricky X; toXic is how it is presented). There […]

G, B, C, D, E, F, A lets sing the alphabet today!

Alphabuddies: G is First by Beth Bacon and Karen Kane

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Okay. I am an alphabet girl. Numbers? Oh, they are nice, but I like letters. And I like the order they are in. Twenty-six letters all in their place. And if they are not there, well all heck will break out! Or will it? In Alphabuddies: G is First we learn how important each letter is and, in the long run, how it does not matter the order, just as long as you use each and every important one. Of course, it takes us, and […]

This is a review about a book you might be interested in.

ABC Deconstructing Gender by Ashley Molesso

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It is a Tuesday in May 2023, at my bookstore. And that means that new releases are going to happen. And two of those were GLBTQ titles. One was Child’s Introduction to Pride by Sarah Prager, which looks awesome, but too long to read on a quick break, and the other was ABC Deconstructing Gender. Honestly, I thought this book would be pushy, in your face and about how “non-conforming” people are so much better than “conforming” people. Thankfully Ashley Molesso  made a book that […]

Don’t overlook this book

No Reading Allowed: The Worst Read-Aloud Book Ever by Raj Haldar

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Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter, (adding Bryce Gladfelter) came back together in 2020 to make another LOL read. And though it might not be as easy to read, or fun, as P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever (to me at least), No Reading Allowed: The Worst Read-Aloud Book Ever has plenty of chuckles and is good. I think the main issue is that there are homonyms and sound-alikes, but you need to know the meaning of some words to make the joke […]



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