Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Meet Baloney and Peanut and Bizz and Krabbit in April

Baloney and Friends by Greg Pizzoli

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Baloney and Friends by Greg Pizzoli should find a cozy place on the shelves of your local bookstore right next to series like Elephant & Piggie by Mo Willems or Narwhal & Jellyfish by Ben Clanton. The stories are simple, Baloney is featured in his book along with his friends Peanut the horse, Bizz the bumblebee and Krabbit a crabby rabbit. Each story is a stand-alone chapter, but everything is tied together at the same time. There are two mini comics as well in this […]

Oh No! I dislike no liking a book so

Oh No! by Candace Fleming

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Oh, No! has this nifty cover. It has an almost nouveau and classic look to it. It could be woodcuts even. And the story (the animals of the jungle fall into a hole one by one while trying to save each other) had great potential. It was a perfect “helping others” out themed story. However, when the tiger arrives on the scene (though have seen him sneaking around the pages throughout the book), and sees the animals trapped, you find out that Candace Fleming has […]

April Showers will bring more than Flowers!

Ellie Makes a Friend by Mike Wu

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Ellie Makes a Friend is the latest installment of the Ellie series started in 2015. However, you do not have had to read the other books. Ellie Makes a Friend is a standalone gem. Mike Wu continues the adventures of one artistic elephant named Ellie in a comfortable and sweet story about being envious and worrying about one’s own talent. Of course, in the end Ellie (and we the reader) learn all about friendship. Ping is a new animal in the zoo. And at first […]

The lose of a pet does not have to not have hope

Where Lily Isn’t by Julie Paschiks

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When you can judge a book by its cover, that is not always a bad thing. I had a feeling that Where Lily Isn’t was not going to be a happy book. And it is not a happy book. But it is also not as sad of a book as I had thought it might be. Julie Paschiks has created a sweet, but not overly sappy, story about the loss of a beloved pet. It is a simple (but not simplistic) and a straightforward story. […]

Follow a Star to Friendship

The Bear and the Star by Lola M. Schaefer

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I was thinking this book was a holiday, Christmas story, from the cover. And while it is never mentioned as Christmas, there is an extremely obvious them of the Christ child at the end, going on. Fun illustrations, but the story has some weak moments. Overall, The Bear and the Star is a sweet story. It is about the spiritual of the season and giving to others. Lola M. Schaefer has clear text, even if some places feel a bit rushed or missing pieces. Bethanne […]

He’s cunning. He’s brilliant… He is a Cat

Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat Volume 1 by Johnny Marciano

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Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat Volume 1 had two things going for it when I picked it up: First, it was a short novel and second, it was something I normally did not read fitting the criteria of this year (read novels and things not normally read). Klawde is a new series (volume two and volume three are also out; volume four due in May 2020) by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth. It is humorous, a little raunchy at times and is a slightly different […]



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