Happy Jolabokaflod, everyone! As is tradition, we all just opened our Cannonball exchange books, and everyone is over the moon. Big thanks to avivaguthrie, debcapsfan, blackraven, and fainting violet for filling our home with Stuart Gibbs and World War II and glorious graphic novels … [Read more]
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
It's the Cannonball Read 10 Holiday Book Exchange! I didn't get ANY books reviewed this year (and because of stupid "1Q84," I also didn't quite meet my reading goal this year... I'll probably only get to 49/52), but I love this community and still played the book exchange game! And guess what? … [Read more]
Put down the Google. All the answers you’re looking for are in this book.
I received Does It Fart? for my birthday from my sister and brother-in-law, who know that I like to read all manner of animal-related information. "It's a bit silly," my sister warned. Silly, perhaps, but also revelatory. I often stick post-its on the pages of books I'm reading to help me locate the … [Read more]
A loose tooth and one heck of an imagination
The good news about Dory Fantasmagory: Head in the Clouds is I got it for free. This is another story where a child is not thinking and gets herself into trouble but does not seem to learn her lesson. This is usually due to the fact she is “so cute” or her teacher is unable to find a punishment Dory … [Read more]