Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

New York Times Book Review told us:

Just Because by Mac Barnett

I Miss My Grandpa by Jin Xiaoling

The Famer by Abadia Ximo

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New York Times Book Review told us a few months back what their 67th annual list of Best Illustrated Children’s Books for 2019 was. I picked up one or two here and there and today I found myself reading three. My “like” of Just Because by Mac Barnett comes from Isabelle Arsenault’s illustrations. They are simple, with a lack of a traditional color, but the details are far from simplistic. The story (a child asking all the questions even many adults want to know) is […]

He knows when you are sleeping and when you ate the cheese

Santa Mouse by Michael Brown

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Originally written in 1966 Santa Mouse by Michael Brown certainly has a classical feeling tail…. tale.  This came across before I realized it was a retelling. There is one lonely mouse, with a very active imagination. And a mouse who is a bit modern: some of his imaginary friends have tea parties’ others play cowboys, Inuit and a “Spanish-person” with him. However, this political correctness of using Inuit could be the editors doing an updated version to fit the contemporary reader. As I think he […]

The Ranger, the Fox and a friendship

The Ranger by Nancy Vo

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As previously mentioned, it is that time of year when the bookstore puts together its holiday newsletter. One title that will be reviewed is the picture book, The Ranger by Nancy Vo. The coworker who will have the honor of letting our readers know about Vo’s book was speaking with another coworker who said she felt it looked scary. And while it is not scary, it is not light hearted either There are several contradictions in feelings. There is an odd tone to the story […]

Dear Jane Cabrea, Thank you for a lovely book

The Thank You Letter by Jane Cabrera

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A book I would like to see as a holiday gift for everyone is the book The Thank You Letter by Jane Cabrera. This is a fantastic story about what one little girl does after receiving some lovely gifts for her birthday. But she also takes it one step farther and shows all the things she is thankful for. Then, she gets another lovely gift in return. This is not only a great practice to get your child into (writing thank you notes) but also […]

Be connected to everything

Listen by Holly M. McGhee

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Listen by Holly M. McGhee is a spiritual and deep story. The reader can interpret the whom (the narrator) that is speaking as either an all-knowing narrator or it is plausible that the book is the child that we see in Pascal Lemaitre’s illustrations. Either interpretations make for interesting reading depending on your choice as both narrators are valid choices. The plot is to inspire empathy and to have us open all of ourselves, all our senses, to become aware of nature, of the world […]

“A refrigerator is not a moose”

The Sad Little Fact by Jonah Winter

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When you read a book like this, you have to ask yourself, “How am I currently feeling?” Granted that is for all things read as your mood can affect the way to think and feel about a book/article/etc. But if you are in a good mood The Sad Little Fact by Jonah Winter most likely was a fantastic book about how facts are buried when they do not suit the person/people who are burying them. If you are in a less than good mood mostly […]



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