Emotions & Feelings – Page 12 – Cannonball Read 17

All about Benny

Benny’s True Colors by Norene Paulson

May 4, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have read books about transgender adults. I have read books about trans kids. In these books they will live their true selves. They can be who they are not only on the inside but outside. However, I am not sure how to interpret Benny’s True Colors within my experiences of these other books. I am more than happy for someone to read this book and let me know if they think Benny is living their true selves by “presenting” a true self or if […]

He’s a dog called Murray with lots of worries

Don’t Worry Murry by David Ezra Stein

May 3, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

We know the story that is presented in Don’t Worry, Murray as it is a story of anxieties and fears. However, we have not seen it with one of the cutest pups I have seen in a bit. David Ezra Stein created a small dog that has big fears. He does not want to go outside. Why? Asks the narrator. And in a wordless explanation we get an all too clear reason why (it is wet, and he does not want to get dirty). And this […]

Nobody talks like parents to the hippie neighbors

My Parents Won’t Stop Talking! by Emma Hunsinger

April 5, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When a little girl is ready to go play in the park, nothing will stop her. Nothing, that is but her next-door neighbors who always have to talk to her two moms. Oh sure, her little brother does not seem to understand the dire need to “get going” but she does. And while she tries to be the best “waiter” ever, she knows My Parents Won’t Stop Talking! until the talking is done and that could take a very long time and is not sure […]

We all have our fears

Me and My Fear by Francesca Sanna

April 5, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A young girl has a small Fear with her all the time. It helps keep her safe. However, when she moves away, the Fear grows to an extent where it takes over. It will not let her even leave the house at times. And it makes her new school very difficult. She cannot imagine anyone understanding her, or her feelings. However, the reader can see that there is a “little something” (in the form of a young boy) that seems to want to get to […]

Bitter, Sweet, Love, Family

Hundred Years of Happiness by Thanhha Lai

April 4, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I had many emotions and thoughts while reading Hundred Years of Happiness. I was wondering the nationality of the family (you learn Vietnamese) as I was curious where the food came from and where the traditional represented (colors are important to cultures and I was wondering why white was not used). Then, I would become emotional as I realized this is not really a happy story, but a bittersweet one about the love of a grandchild and grandparents. And where one grandparent, the grandmother, is […]

Goodnight, sleep tight, don’t let the ghosts….

Skeletina and the In-Between World by Susie Jaramillo

March 22, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Skeletina likes living in the In-Between world where she is the queen of her castle and can play with her friends who live there. And her favorite friends are the ones who are still living. You see, the living can enter this other realm in their sleep. And Skeletina has taken it upon herself to help those who come over. She tries and capture the critters who help create nightmares. She talks and listens. She learns and plays. It is a happily ever after. And […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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