Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Raise the spirits

Fitz and Cleo Put a Party by Jonathan Stutzman

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I am usually not a huge Fitz and Cleo fan, though I do enjoy them. And even though Cleo can have a lot of “muchness” to her, they are sweet characters that are familiar and cozy. However, even though Cleo is still unapologetically herself (a bit naughty, mischievous, and a smidgen bossy), this book, Fitz and Cleo Put a Party on It was terribly pleasantly sweet and the perfect amount of silly. It is probably my favorite out of the books I have read of this brother and sister […]

HandsValues & Virtues

Soon, Your Hands by Jonathan Stutzman

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Three children and three different and diverse families are the focus of Soon, Your Hands by Jonathan Stutzman. The families are two dads and a son, a mother and father and daughter (who is hearing different), and a young boy with this mother and grandmother. We follow them (what seems to be one day) where one dad goes off to work, where the other stays home with their son to make a surprise birthday party. One father flies off (as a piolet) and the mother […]

Home is where you are

The Mouse Who Carried a House on His Back by Jonathan Stutzman

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The message to The Mouse Who Carried a House on His Back by Jonathan Stutzman might be slightly above many picture book readers/listeners (or to booksellers who were dead-stinking-tired because they had not slept in a few days). In other words, know your reader. The concept is simple: Vincent travels wherever they must go. They are a mouse with boots on their feet, had on head and the house on his back. The spot on a grassy hill calls him. He puts the house down, […]

A girl and her bear

Bear is a Bear by Jonathan Stutzman

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One bear, one child, lots of adventures. Bear is a Bear is Jonathan Stutzman tapping into the imagination of a child. We see our main character going about daily life and daily play with a giant bear, lovingly tagging along. They make mischief, messes, cry tears, read books, have lots of laughs and love hardily. And one day it is time to say, Goodbye. But it is not the end. Sometime in the not so far-off future, there is another Hello. The playfulness of Stutzman’s […]

An author I’m glad I gave a third try to read

The Night is for Darkness by Jonathan Stutzman

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The Night is for Darkness. That is the title of this book. It is by Jonathan Stutzman. And the most surprising thing about this book is, I liked it. You might have heard me (um… read my reviews) in the past saying that Stutzman and I probably would not be reading friends. But this time we were! Which just goes to show you that sometimes, even an author you do not always care for, can write something pretty darn good. This time we start our […]

I got the twos for you

Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse by Jonathan Stutzman

I See a Shadow by Laura Breen

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As I stand by your pages I get cut once again Feelin’ low down, I’m blue Yes, darlin’ I’ve the twos for you. My apologizes to the original author of “I’ve Got the Blues,” but I wanted to introduce two books that might not be the “best” (for me anyway, therefore, making them Twos) in a unique way. But while I know that these are not for me, I know that somewhere, someone out there will be singing their praises and not have The Twos. […]



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