Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Bedtime or anytime I like you

I Like You: An Encouraging Bedtime Book (Positive Affirmations for Kids) by Kate Allen

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I like Kate Allen of TheLatestKate fame. Their books, journals, and daily affirmations are just what one needs every so often. Sometimes they can be a bit sugary, but they are always what they are: One person who has been there hoping to help you with words that could shine a little light on the situation. And with I Like You: An Encouraging Bedtime Book (Positive Affirmations for Kids) kids can get in on the action. Everything is sweet and simple. Colors are bright and there […]

Hair is not just a decoration

My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom

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My Powerful Hair is a lovely story. Granted, I was looking for a more factual and less poetic story abut the meaning and importance of what the title meant, but it turned out just fine. All that information is given as a young child talks about how growing her hair out and why it is short to start with, is important to not just her, but her family and culture of her people. The culture of this child and her people unfold onto the pages […]

I might change the title of this review when I either remember it or find my notes for this really cool line I wanted to use

Emmie & Friends Truly Tyler by Terri Libenson

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Truly Tyler in the Emmie & Friends series might be my favorite of the group. I have enjoyed the others by Terri Libenson, but after a bit it felt like I was reading the same one over.  This time we are focusing on a side character who is male. In the author afterwards, Libenson mentions how this was for them, among other fun facts. We follow two of the characters, Tyler and Emmie (switching between their points of view) and see how the same situation can be […]

Little in stature, big in dreams

Little Pea by Davide Cali

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Little Pea is a perfect example of what I was thinking about the other day. How I can forgive bad or mediocre writing for fun or good illustrations. We have a story of a Thumbelina character (Little Pea) who is so small they must borrow their doll shoes but still can fight bears and explore. They have a great life as a child, but when they go to school and realize how small they really are, things are not so ideal. Insert a quick, “What […]

Celebrate differences

Princess Hair by Sharee Miller

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In 2017 Princess Hair probably was a fresh, new idea. I do not remember too many titles with children of color and their hair as the subject, but it was starting to become more mainstream. However, now, the story is a bit dated, as it has been done before. Though, it still is a good book for the younger child and their possible hair issues, or if in need of a little self-esteem pick-me-up. The nice part of Sharee Miller’s story is that there is […]

And the beat goes on

Beat, Beat, Thump by Allison Edwards

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What does anxiety feel like? In Beat, Beat, Thump Allison Edwards shows how one child deals with the situations that causes him worry and stress. Edwards does not give you a “one true wayism” but it does allow itself to fall there if you let yourself not realize this is just one person and one person’s reaction to the stimulation around them. The fact the child/narrator does say “me words” helps with this concept being just one way of relaxing and finding a peaceful place. […]



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