Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Book images came from the interweb, but I like them so used them so thanks to who posted

My Heart Speaks Kriolu by Stefanie Foster Brown and Keisha Morris

Piccolo by Dan Yaccarino

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For this review I am going to combine My Heart Speaks Kriolu by Stefanie Foster Brown and Keisha Morris, and the title Piccolo by Dan Yaccarino. Both are currently available but were read via an online reader. This combination is not because of their themes being alike. Or even their place being mentioned, but because they have a nice “other” to them while staying familiar.  both books are good books if you want something that will not be a surprise in theme, but is presented […]

Reading the city

City Under the City by Dan Yaccarino

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I think I have read City Under the City before. However, I did not really remember it at all. Sure, things seemed a smidgen familiar, but the theme is similar in other works and I always find samples here and there so that’s why a page or two wasn’t completely “fresh.”  And that is not necessarily a bad thing as I was able to read it fresh. And like with another book I read and this happened to me, I was able to take something […]

Lunch was less than satisfyingly, but these picture books made up for it

Here Comes Ocean by Meg Fleming

My Rainy Day Rocket Ship by Markette Sheppard

Hurry Up!: A Book About Slowing Down by Kate Dopirak

Smashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman

The Ocean in Your Bathtub by Seth Fishman

Meet the Latkes by Alan Silberberg

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I was sitting at lunch, eating something not that great tasting (but when you forget your lunch and the owner provides food, you know beggars can’t be choosey), I decided to distract myself with some quick picture book reading. And I found six titles that By George the III! Are pretty darn good. Each of these is a Third or a 3 rating. Not OMG but books I will gladly recommend and might just read a second time. Here Comes Ocean by Meg Fleming (author) […]

Once Upon a time a baby named Tess was adopted….

Giant Tess by Dan Yaccarino

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Dan Yaccarino is known for a quirky style, but usually good, solid stories.  This time, Giant Tess combines classic Yaccarino and an old school flair to create a modern fairy tale. Which, unfortunately, is an obvious story that has been done before. It is a case of “Be yourself and anyone of any size can be a hero.” Tess, adopted as a baby, grows so quickly there is no denying it, she is a giant. And that, as one can assume, does not always work […]

Kid Stuff (Reviews #1-3)

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I’m never sure if anyone reads my reviews here or not, but I figure, just in case someone does, I’m sorry that I’ve been so long without posting this year (something about teaching in 2014 sucked up all my energies) I thought I’d kick off with some of my first books from the year–a collection of picture books that ended up in a lot of conversations around the Caldecott Medal–my full break down and ballot can be read at my personal blog. With that, here […]



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