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What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Week,
Plus What I Did Last Week, Featuring Meilo So

h1 December 19th, 2014 by jules


“Blown by the wind, / water sails high. / Tumbling cloud plumes curl through the air. /
Soplada por el viento, / el agua se remonta. / Volutas nebulosas ruedan por el aire.”
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This morning over at Kirkus, I write about some holiday picture books titles, what I think are some of the best of the season. It’s a Christmas miracle: LeUyen Pham has made me like “The Twelve Days of Christmas” again. That link will be here soon.

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Last week, I wrote here about Pat Mora’s Water Rolls, Water Rises (Lee & Low, October 2014), illustrated by Meilo So. Today, I share some spreads from it.

Enjoy.


“Water rolls / onto the shore / under the sun, under the moon. /
El agua rueda / hacia la orilla / bajo el sol, bajo la luna.”
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“In the murmur of marsh wind, / water slumbers on moss, / whispers soft songs far under frog feet. / En el viento susurrante de los pantanos, / el agua duerme sobre el musgo, / murmura suaves canciones bajo patitas de ranas.”
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“Water burbles in springs, / gurgles and turns / down streams and rivers seeking the sea. / El agua burbujea en los manantiales, / borbotea y desciende /
por los arroyos y ríos buscando el mar.”
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WATER ROLLS, WATER RISES. Copyright © 2014 by Pat Mora. Illustrations copyright © 2014 by Meilo So. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, Children’s Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books, New York.





3 comments to “What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Week,
Plus What I Did Last Week, Featuring Meilo So”

  1. You’ve inspired me for the whole day, as you so often do, Julie. Beautiful! Thank you.

         by Wendy Wahman December 19th, 2014 at 11:55 am

  2. Fabulous exuberant… just like rushing water!

         by Rob Dunlavey December 19th, 2014 at 7:20 pm

  3. I am so thankful for running water.
    Beautiful landscapes and lovely rainbow.

         by Little Willow December 20th, 2014 at 10:58 pm

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