Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Tell the tooth and the whole tooth

Skeletina and the greedy Tooth Fairy (Skeletina and the In-Between World) by Susie Jaramillo

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The publisher’s description on Skeletina and the greedy Tooth Fairy (Skeletina and the In-Between World) says it all. It is a companion story to the first book, Skeletina and the In Between World. This time our heroine helps a little girl navigate the dreams and teaches her about the truth.  Susie Jaramillo’s story is fun, but for me, it was not as good as the first. There is nothing wrong with book two. It is cute, funny and it is straightforward. Which is probably why […]

Superheroes have all sorts of super powers

Camilla Super Helper by Julie Dillemuth

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Learn how to be a superhero in, Camilla Super Helper. When Camilla thinks about being a superhero, she thinks about being fast or strong, but when her bee friend needs help, Camilla learns that you can be a superhero in many different and special ways. This is a story about conservation and helping plant flowers and plants for the bees. The Julie Dillemuth story maps out how a group of animal friends listen to the bees needs, adapt their plans, and find ways to plant […]

A bouquet of flowers

The Best Flower Ever! by Neesha Hudson

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A dog (the publisher description says it is an Australian shepherd) feels they have the most special, wonderful, The Best Flower Ever! And they do. Until another dog comes along and says, OH I have a flower, too. And that flower is bigger, shiner, the bees like it better. And then again, another dog comes, and their flower is the best! One lives in the desert, one smells relaxing, one is virtual, one taught the cat to be potty trained. And our shepherd friend becomes […]

Did they use Monsters Ink to write this?

Why Did the Monster Cross the Road? by R. L. Stine

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When you have two powerhouse writers and illustrators like R. L. Stine and Marc Brown, you figure you will have a homerun out of the park hit. Um. Sorry, not this time. Oh, I am not saying Why Did the Monster Cross the Road? was not good, it just was not a huge win for me. Some of the jokes were amusing (Why did the Monster cross the road? To bite someone on the other side) but not all of them (What did the monster […]

Moms and Sequels

Busy Betty & the Circus Surprise  by Reese Witherspoon

Because I'm Your Mom by Ahmet Zappa

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Many times, a sequel does not live up to the first one. And tht is true in movies and books. However, these sequels are good follow ups and stand alone. And while I have not read the prequel to Ahmet Zappa’s reviewed book, I am sure it is similar and does justice to it. Also, both of these books focus on moms and with Mothers Day coming up, you might want to give them a look-see (though the Busy Betty and the Circus Surprises is not […]

Be all you can be

I Can Be All Three by  Salima Alikhan

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This is a simple, but powerful story of how one child has many parts to her. Three in fact (which is why the title is I Can Be All Three). The first part is her father and his Indian heritage, the second her mother’s German heritage and finally the third is her school and growing up American parts. But when her classroom assignment is to pick something that represents you and your culture for the Multicultural Day celebration, she is unsure how to choose. After […]



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