Following Up on a Q&A from Last Week,
Featuring Illustrations from:
John Parra, Jim Burke, Sophie Blackall, Michael Slack, Jeffrey Stewart Timmins, & Kelly Murphy (whew)
April 10th, 2012 by jules
But it was war that stole from me / my job, my life, serenity…”
— From “The Captive,” Pat’s poem about Mitsuye Endo, illustrated by John Parra
(Click to see spread in its entirety and to read the poem)
Hi, dear Imps. (It was decided in this past Sunday’s kicks post that my readers shall be called “Imps,” per the special one and only Little Willow, and I like this name for my readers. A lot.)
I’ll be heading to Massachusetts this week for work, so I’ve got just a couple of follow-up posts this week here at 7-Imp. This is better than an announcement saying, I’ll be away all week and so I got nothin’ for ya, which I had initially planned. A couple of follow-up posts is about all my busy week of travel will allow, though I have a growing list of breakfast interviewees to have over for coffee. I’ll get to those soon. Promise.
Last week, I conducted a short Q & A over at Kirkus with Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis, pictured left at a school visit. The brief interview is here, if you’re so inclined to read it.
Today, I’ve got some art from some of the books he mentioned in that interview—some books already released and some not yet on shelves—because I simply can’t NOT post art. (You’re welcome for that annoying sentence construction. It’s late as I type this. What can I say?)
Pictured above, as noted in the caption under the image, is an illustration by John Parra for “The Captive,” Pat’s poem about Mitsuye Endo, who was a Japanese-American interned during World War II. That comes from When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders (Chronicle), to be released this Fall and with illustrations from John, Jim Burke, R. Gregory Christie, Tonya Engel, and Meilo So. Another illustration from that is below, as well as spreads from several other books.
Enjoy.
No man will rob me of my dignity.”
— From “The Statesman,” Pat’s poem about Nelson Mandela, illustrated by Jim Burke
(Click to see spread in its entirety and to read the poem)
A Celebration of Twins (Candlewick, March 2012), illustrated by Sophie Blackall:
Five dollars, ninety cents a pair. / They’re not my size. I’m forty-two…”
(Click to enlarge and read poem)
(Click to enlarge and read poem)
To study sharks, he happily / Set sail to greet them out at sea…”
(Click to enlarge and read poem)
Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs (Charlesbridge, July 2012),
illustrated by Jeffrey Stewart Timmins:
and to see the full spread from which they come)
Thanks again to Pat, pictured below, for Q & A’ing with me.
The illustrations from WHEN THUNDER COMES are © 2012 and used with permission of Chronicle Books.
TAKE TWO! A CELEBRATION OF TWINS. Collection copyright © 2012 by J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen. Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Sophie Blackall. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.
EDGAR ALLAN POE’S PIE: MATH PUZZLERS IN CLASSIC POEMS. Copyright © 2012 by J. Patrick Lewis. Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Michael Slack. Published by Harcourt Children’s Books, New York. Images reproduced with permission of publisher.
LAST LAUGHS: ANIMAL EPITAPHS. Copyright © 2012 by J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen. Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Jeffrey Stewart Timmins. Published by Charlesbridge, Watertown, MA. Images reproduced with permission of publisher.
Sketch from FACE BUG copyright © 2012 by Kelly Murphy (poem © 2012 by J. Patrick Lewis) and reproduced with permission of Ms. Murphy.
PhotoS of J. Patrick Lewis used with his permission.
Oh, these are rich – especially Animal Epitaphs and Edgar Allen Poe’s Pie! What a twisty, creative mind that man has.
And SUCH fun to work with. A true professional with a laugh-out-loud personality and a huge heart,
Jane
Wow- so much excellent stuff here! Robert Frost’s Boxer Shorts made me laugh. Thanks for more beautiful artwork to start the day!
How lucky are we all to have Patrick Lewis using his creative genius to hook so many on poetry of all kinds, His list is grand and I cannot wait to get my hands on ever more over the coming months.
Thanks so much for sharing all the news, Jules!
LAST LAUGHS reminds me of a poem I wrote 15+ years ago about Marie’s Poor Black Lamb…I’ll have to dig it out or up or something! hehehe.
Good grief, so much great stuff–illustrations and poems, both! Thanks, Julie. And I am proud to be an Imp. 🙂
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