What I’m Doing at Kirkus (And a Couple of Other Places) This Week, Plus What I Did Last Week,
Featuring Icinori, Jöns Mellgren,
Alexandria Neonakis, and Kazue Takahashi
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This morning over at Kirkus, I write about Kristy Dempsey’s A Dance Like Starlight, illustrated by Floyd Cooper. It was released back in January, but sometimes I’m just slow. That link is here.
The other day over at Chapter 16, I interviewed Chris Van Allsburg. He’ll be in Nashville next week. I can’t make it to his talk, but it was good to ask him a bit about his new book and what’s next for him.
And over at BookPage, I reviewed Jim Aylesworth’s My Grandfather’s Coat, illustrated by Barbara McClintock. That is here.
Last week (here) at Kirkus, I wrote about four new international imports, and I’ve got art from each below. (Above is an illustration from Kazue Takahashi’s Kuma-Kuma Chan, The Little Bear.)
Enjoy.
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he really was tiny. And they called him Issun Bôshi, ‘the One-Inch Boy.'”
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(Inhabit Media, November 2014)
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They shared thoughts, feelings, and best wishes with you, darling Kulu.”
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Never be lazy, beloved Kulu, because your Land is a place of bright ideas.”
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(Little Gestalten, August 2014)
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Kuma-Kuma Chan, The Little Bear
(Museyon, December 2014)
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ELSA AND THE NIGHT. Copyright © 2014 by Jöns Mellgren. Published by Little Gestalten, Berlin. Illustrations used by permission of the publisher.
ISSUN BOSHI: THE ONE-INCH BOY. Copyright © 2014 by Icinori. Published by Little Gestalten, Berlin. Illustrations used by permission of the publisher.
KUMA-KUMA CHAN, THE LITTLE BEAR. Copyright © 2001 by Kazue Takahashi. English edition copyright © 2014 by Museyon, Inc., New York. Illustrations used by permission of the publisher.
SWEETEST KULU. Copyright © 2014 by Celina Kalluk. Illustrations copyright © 2014 by Alexandria Neonakis. Published by Inhabit Media, Ontario. Illustrations used by permission of the publisher.
Such a treat to see these brilliant visions.
WONDERFUL! The one of the bear dancing to the music on the radio made me laugh out loud. thanks for sharing!