What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Morning,
Plus What I Did Last Week, Featuring Mary Blair

And a big one burst / On the kitten’s nose.”
— From Miriam Clark Potter’s The Golden Book of Little Verses,
originally published in 1953
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This morning at Kirkus, I write about a lovely picture book that popped up and surprised me, Elin Kelsey’s You Are Stardust, illustrated by Soyeon Kim. That link is here today.
Last week, I wrote about A Mary Blair Treasury of Golden Books, released this August. That link is here, if you missed it. Above is a spread from the book, and below are a couple more.
Enjoy.
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— From Ruth Krauss’s I Can Fly,
originally published in 1950
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A MARY BLAIR TREASURY OF GOLDEN BOOKS. Foreword copyright © 2012 by John Canemaker. Published by Random House, New York. Spreads posted with permission of publisher.
I dig the title You Are Stardust. Also, BUBBLES.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the illustrations!!!
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