David Shannon – Cannonball Read 17

Books

Zoom at Sea by Tim Wynne-Jones

Zoom Away by Tim Wynne-Jones

Zoom Upstream by Tim Wynne-Jones

How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon

Paper Son by Julie Leung

Sign of Chaos by Roger Zelazny

The Princess who Saved Herself by Gregory Pak

81 Famous Poems: An Audio Companion to The Norton Anthology of Poetry by Various

May 19, 2023 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Zoom Trilogy Zoom at Sea “Zoom love water. Not to drink — he liked cream to drink –Zoom liked water to play with.” Zoom is a small cat who in the opening pages of this first book straps two wooden spoons to his paws so he can paddle in a sink full of water. This opens up an idea in him to make a small boat for the tub. Lastly he goes into the attic finding several sea-going artifacts and learns that his uncle is […]

Yes, David we will read your books

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon

The Rain Came Down by David Shannon

September 3, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am not a huge David Shannon fan, yet I do recommend him as the style can be quirky, funny and even serious with a moral (but not all the time). And A Bad Case of Stripes and The Rain Came Down are pure Shannon. (Though Rain has help with Bruce Bailey Johnson if you choose the audio version with a paper copy of the book). And yes, I have read all the books in the image, but I picked two that grabbed me. In […]

Gettin’ Bizzy

June 21, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am sorry to say, I am not a fan of David Shannon. I can appreciate the hard work that goes into creating his art and his stories, but they have never really been my cup of tea. The illustrations are disjointed and harsh to my eyes. With that said, I know many people who enjoy his works and to them I say, “Fantastic!” Because it is always nice to know someone likes a book (even if it is not one you enjoy). I was […]

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