Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Three books, one review, (almost) endless reading

The Couch Potato by Jory John

Jabari Tries by Gaia Cornwall

A Garden in Your Belly: Meet the Microbes in Your Gut by Masha D’yans

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A short laundry list of picture books is what you’ll find here. These books, while are good, just do not lend themselves for a nice long solo review. I will start off with two that have a theme to them: A Life Lesson. A Life Lesson #1 is The Couch Potato by Jory John. This is the fourth in The Bad Seed series by John. It is a cute story about having an indoor and outdoor balance to one’s lifestyle. It is nice to be […]

The Cool Crowd

The Cool Bean by Jory John

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The Cool Bean is part of Jory John’s series that includes The Good Egg, The Bad Seed and The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! (coming in February 2020). The Cool Bean is just like the other stories in this group. There are more than a few puns about being “a cool bean” and bean puns in general. The story is simple: Our narrator used to hang out with a handful of beans in olden times (as long ago as last year), but this year […]

This egg is a little rotten

The Good Egg by Jory John

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Sadly, The Good Egg by Jory John and illustrations by Pete Oswald, is a preachy story about being the “good egg” but then learning to “take care of yourself” and it is okay to “not be perfect.” It is a very modern story that you are going to love or hate. It is in the same vein as the authors other book, The Bad Seed. There is not a lot to say about this book, except the negatives. I am not a fan of the art […]

Put on your bow tie and pull up a comfy chair and get ready to read

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At first, I was not sure if I would like Giraffe Problems by Jory John. But because I usual do enjoy Lane Smith’s illustrations, I thought it would be something to attempt. The fact I was not sure I was going to like the book is the fact the story has been done before and there was nothing really fresh about it. However, while I am not “jumping up and down” over the story the ending is refreshing and comforting. The giraffe of the story […]

Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back?

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Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back? text by Jory John and illustrations by Liz Climo had the potential to be the funny book of the year. Sadly, it only gets a small chuckle. At best. Once again, I dislike having to say I am sorry but I am not the reader for your work dear author and illustrator.   Elephant’s massive itch is one nobody can scratch until one friend finally knows how to help. However, how Elephant treats this friend is not funny. (Spoiler) […]



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