Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The Glory of a Tool

Curious Creatures Working with Tools by Zoe Armstrong

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Curious Creatures Working with Tools was a surprise find the other day. I was thinking it would be dull, lots of science facts. And there are facts, but they are presented in simple (not simplistic) ways to show you the animal kingdom in all their glory. My favorite fact is that even if an animal looks like it is using a tool, it might not be. Using a tool is actually a complicated process and this book shows you the differences. My second favorite fact […]

Turtles are cute, turtles are fun. And when you read about Yoshi, you’ll want one!

Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle’s Incredible Journey Home by Lindsay Moore

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Note: If I have italicized a large amount of text, it is because it is directly from the publisher description.   Turtles are cute, turtles are fun. And when you read about Yoshi, you’ll want one! Okay, you cannot have a loggerhead turtle for several reasons, but you can learn about one special one in Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle’s Incredible Journey Home. In this longer picture book, we follow a young turtle from the time they were caught and injured in a […]

I think my house might be Ivy’s….

Ivy by Katherine Coville

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Digging, digging through my junk, I found this book. What luck! As the above said, I was cleaning the other day and found this reader copy of Ivy by Katherine Coville. Therefore, the illustrations were not completed, so I can only tell you that the images I did see look fun, cozy, and good for the ages aimed at. Which is kindergarten to second grade. The younger are listeners, the older with help and solo reads. I can also tell you that this is an […]

A Hippo Walks into a Zoo

Hippopotamister by John Patrick Green

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When Red Panda leaves the broken zoo, in Hippopotamister by John Patrick Green, he comes back every so often to tell Hippo how wonderful the outside world is. And Hippo enjoys these visitations until one day Hippo is not content to just listen to the stories, he wants to leave and find a wonderful job for himself, like Red Panda has had so many off (and yes, folks, Hippo is a sweet, naïve lug of a hippo and did not see the red flags). And […]

A puggle and a couple poodles discuss important concepts

What Are You? by Christian Trimmer

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You get right to the point of the matter with What Are You? Well, okay it takes a couple minutes (after all doggies must play and you can ask questions afterwards). But soon the poodles that a young puggle is playing with ask The Question, “What are you?” Our hero replies, “Dog.” But no, that is not good enough for them. As this young pup looks nothing like what dogs look like. Or do they? Dealing with the “Where are you Really From?” or “Are […]

He’s a dog called Murray with lots of worries

Don’t Worry Murry by David Ezra Stein

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We know the story that is presented in Don’t Worry, Murray as it is a story of anxieties and fears. However, we have not seen it with one of the cutest pups I have seen in a bit. David Ezra Stein created a small dog that has big fears. He does not want to go outside. Why? Asks the narrator. And in a wordless explanation we get an all too clear reason why (it is wet, and he does not want to get dirty). And this […]



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