Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

When life gives you avocados, make guacamole.

Guacamole: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem by Jorge Argueta

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cbr13bingo Libations (a giant avocado on the cover with the dish of guacamole as well)   Guacamole: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem  is a delightful book length poem and a tribute to the avocado and the guacamole the young narrator loves to make. It is funny, sweet, and informative. The version of Jorge Argueta’s picture book I read was bilingual, therefore, allowing you to read in both English and Spanish. (Or as I did, try and figure out what words were which as […]

Don’t avoid this book like the plague!

Magical History Tour #5: The Plague by Fabrice Erre

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cbr13bingo New Series (started in 2021) The 5 here is rounded up.  While I love the Magical History Tour series, I am always looking for more, so Magical History Tour #5: The Plague is a 4.5 read. However, ages 7 to 10 are the perfect ages for this book and the text and information is perfect for them making this most likely a 5 for them. Fabrice Erre has once again researched history and this time has come up with the plague. Or more accurately, […]

Abracadabra and Up Up and Away to adventure!

Cat & Cat V01 Adventures The Quest for Snacks by Susie Yi

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cbr13bingo Travel (they travel to a magical world and I’d like to see a mermaid-cat, a fairy bunny and a lava dog!) “Dear Representative of this particular company. Would you be so kind as to send me these three reader copies of these books? Of course, if you cannot I would prefer book X as my first choice.” Or something like that was the email I sent to a rep of a publisher. I had asked for three books. And Cat & Cat V01 Adventures […]

The Greek Gods: Soap Opera 101

Olympians V01 Zeus: King of the Gods by George O’Connor

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 cbr13bingo Mythic I have been on the fence about this series, Olympians by George O’Connor since I first saw them. I thought, “Another Greek myth book?” The graphic novel aspect also made me cautious about reading/looking into it. But when I finally read this first book, Olympians V01 Zeus: King of the Gods, I realized there was some “good stuff” there. There are a few holes (such as a bad sex joke) and of course, it is not extensive, but it is pleasant and covered […]

More Nostalgia, Less History

Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and Music of Laurel Canyon by Harvey Kubernik

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It is obvious from the get-go that Harvey Kubernik, a veteran music journalist who hails from Laurel Canyon, loves his subject. The problem is that love, and the love of his version of the Canyon, may have artificially narrowed his view of his subject. This is no small book, while its dimensions don’t quite fit the definition of ‘coffee-table book,’ it is a large and difficult book to hold that is chockfull of photos which make it a good choice to casually peruse at a […]

You had Frog and Toad, Winnie-the-Pooh, and The Wind in the Willows. Now you have Skunk and Badger

Skunk and Badger #2 Egg Marks the Spot by Amy Timberlake

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cbr13bingo Landscape (you can see the lake if you look carefully) Skunk and Badger #2 Egg Marks the Spot by Amy Timberlake is most likely even better than the first! Our heroes, Skunk (sweet, a bit naïve, passionate, a tad inconsiderate) and Badger (gruff, scientific, hungry, a good guy) decide to take off on an adventure to replace Badger’s missing rock in his collection. Skunk leads with his heart like he always does while packing; Badger takes on the task with common sense. But both will […]



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