Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Superficially, it’s a comedy fantasy with pirates and otters but underneath is so much more

The Princess Beard by Delilah S. Dawson, Kevin Hearne

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The Princess Beard is the third book in Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne’s “Tales of Pell” series.  Once again they have me nearly doubled over with laughter while also appreciating their pro LGBTQ+, feminist, socially conscious agenda and sly pokes at the establishment.  Each of the three books this duo have written together can stand alone and be read individually.  However, the world is much richer if you have read the other books.  And as they are hysterically funny, I highly suggest reading all […]

Q: What do ye call a pirate with two eyes and two legs? (A: A Rookie! )

Pirates Don’t Go to Kindergarten by Lisa Robinson

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I am not crazy about the story of Pirates Don’t Go to Kindergarten due to the slightly bratty nature of the main pirate. I mean, character. Emma is not fond of the idea of “moving on” to kindergarten from preschool. The ship will not be the same without her favorite cubbies, spots and most importantly, her favorite captain. Besides, going to kindergarten means her new captain is one that explores the universe. And what fun is that? This idea of not wanting change, is not […]

Do you believe that Pirates don’t takes baths and there are Groovicorns?

Pirates Don’t Take Baths by John Sega

Do You Believe in Groovicorns? by Rosie Greening

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Yesterday was a slow day at work. Therefore, I took a few minutes to look at the new crop of Sale Books that came in. (Long story short, they are just lovely normal books looking for a home, but just have a slightly lower price than usual). Two books that caught my attention were two board books. One, Pirates Don’t Take Baths by John Segal and the other, I actively went looking for as I had been the one to do the data entry on […]

Arrr, There be Pirates and Voodoo Here

On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers

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I needed a book to listen to at work and this came up in the available now selection at my library.  I have never seen the movie so I don’t know if this follows it or if it is even based on the book.  John Chandagnac, a puppeteer,  is sailing on the Vociferous Carmichael to confront his uncle who stole his fathers fortune when it is attacked by pirates.  On board are Beth Hurwood, her father Benjamin, and his doctor Leo Friend.  After wounding the pirate captain, Philip Davies, with a […]

They think, therefore they ARRRR!!!!!

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Yo ho ho! And a bottle of Milk! Listen up you scurry mates! I have one whale of a tale to tell you about! When one tough pirate… bus driver… is all about how brrrave and strrrong pirrrates… I mean kinderrrgarteners are when they are off to their first day of school. That is, until his beloved parrot, Polly, flies off because of stormy seas…. Ah… bumpy roads. This leaves him to show that he might not be so brave himself after all. But with […]

The Memoirs of a Chatty African Grey Parrot

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Bingo Square: Cannonballer Says! I saw lumenatrix’s review of this one, and was immediately intrigued.  Jewish pirates during the Spanish Inquisition and Columbus? A five-hundred-year old parrot narrator?  A gorgeous cover?  Yes, please! Or to quote the narrator, a story about, “Pirates. Parrots. Jews. Jewels. The Inquisition. Gefilte fish. Gold. A Girl.” While I quite enjoyed this one, I also feel like I approached it in the wrong way.  I was so excited about the whole Jewish pirate thing that I may have raced through […]



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