Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Gnome for the holidays

Christmas Gnomes (Gnome for the Holidays) by Kelly Green and Lisa Alderson

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I was browsing through some titles the other day in an online catalog. I found Christmas Gnomes (Gnome for the Holidays) by Kelly Green and Lisa Alderson (illustrator). I did not know what the form was (and in fact, didn’t know the story) but knew I had to get it as a gift for my sister who is a gnome lover. In fact, she’s such a lover of the fuzzy capped beings that once I asked her if she minded me getting a gnome I […]

Uma wonders about infinity

Infinity and Me by Kate Hosford

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Infinity and Me by Kate Hosford has been on my TBR list for so long I forgot it was even on it. Therefore when I had the opportunity to read it, it was like I had never known it was there. It was a mystery of why I had a copy. But once I read I realized that it was not just because of the interesting illustrations by Gabi Swiatkowska or the text of Hosford. It was because of how the two combined to create […]

Dirge has one unique style that is going to be a huge hit with the right adult audience. I am sooooooooo not that audience

I Can Count To Ten by Roman Dirge

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Roman Dirge is one SICK dude! Therefore they have a huge hit on their hands with I Can Count To Ten as there are a lot of  other disturbed individuals out there. I am glad that he put the disclaimer in I Can Count To Ten (and I read it) as you know (as Dirge mentions) that people will buy this book thinking it is a cute, child-friendly book about learning to count. (However, it probably should be on the cover, not a page or […]

Ten sticky frog eggs cling to a leaf

One Tiny Treefrog: A Countdown to Survival  by Tony Piedra

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One Tiny Treefrog: A Countdown to Survival  Tony Piedra and Mackenzie Joy (read via an online reader copy; due mid-late September 2024).   This book is about the life cycle of a tree frog as well as also being a counting book. Starting with the number 10 and going down to zero, we follow a tree frog’s life from eggs to tadpole to adult. We also see the rainforest and the animals in it. The reason for the countdown happening is a bit on the darker […]

Dinosaurs and friends

Dinosaurs for Dylan by Tracy Gulovsen

Counting Up the Olive Tree : A Palestine Number Book by Golbarg Bashi

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I have been finding samples in my online readers. And while that allows me access to so many titles, it also means I have to get the final copy but they are not due until November and October 2024! Yet, I am excited to share what I can, as you will need to be in line with me at the local independent bookstore getting copies.  Tracy Gulovsen and Renate Vermeulen-Potter have Dinosaurs for Dylan (due mid November 2024). It is a sweet story that I […]

I want to find the right audience for this book

Boogie in the Bronx! (Barefoot Singalongs) by Jackie Azua Kramer

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Unfortunately, Boogie in the Bronx! (Barefoot Singalongs) did not “do it” for me. In the long run, there is nothing wrong with Jackie Azua Kramer’s story, but the elements did not mesh for me. The first issue is I was reading it (via an online reader copy, book is due October 2023) and not having it sung/read to me. I think that will make a big different. The Spanish words will be correctly spoken (even though there is a pronunciation key under the word) and […]



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