Archive for November, 2018

Raúl Colón’s Imagine!

h1 Tuesday, November 6th, 2018



 

I’ve a review over at BookPage of Raúl Colón’s Imagine! (Paula Wiseman Books, September 2018). That is here.

I’m following up below with some art from the book.

Enjoy!

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The 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library
Best Illustrated Children’s Book list

h1 Monday, November 5th, 2018



 

I loooooove to see the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book list every year, which is (as of last year) called the New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book list. The 2018 list was announced on Friday.

I wrote about it at the Horn Book’s Calling Caldecott today. That is here.

7-Imp’s 7 Kicks #611: Featuring
Up-and-Coming Illustrator April Zufelt

h1 Sunday, November 4th, 2018



 
Welcome to the first Sunday of the month, which here at 7-Imp means the art of an illustration student or one newly-graduated. Today, I welcome April Zufelt, who has previously studied with (and I believe still studies with) illustrator Marla Frazee.

Let’s get right to it. I thank April for visiting and sharing some artwork today.

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What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Week, Plus What I Did
Last Week, Featuring Jon Agee, Mark Pett, and Sualzo

h1 Friday, November 2nd, 2018


— From Travis Jonker’s The Very Last Castle,
illustrated by Mark Pett


 

“How does he stay so silent?”
— From Silvia Vecchini’s
Phone Call with a Fish,
illustrated by Sualzo


 

“Wait a second. What’s going on?!”
— From Jon Agee’s
The Wall in the Middle of the Book
(Click to enlarge spread)


 
Over at Kirkus today, I’ve got three new children’s books about when grown-ups mess up.

That is here.

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Last week, I wrote here about Jon Agee’s The Wall in the Middle of the Book (Dial, October 2018); Travis Jonker’s The Very Last Castle (Abrams, October 2018), illustrated by Mark Pett; and the Italian import Phone Call with a Fish (Eerdmans, September 2018), written by Silvia Vecchini and illustrated by Sualzo.

Today here at 7-Imp, I’ve art from each book.

Enjoy!

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