What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Week,
Plus What I Did Last Week, Featuring
Amy June Bates, Gary Clement,
Todd Stewart, and Peter Sís
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But it’s not really a cottage. It’s a motel.”
— From Andrew Larsen’s See You Next Year, illustrated by Todd Stewart
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— From Deanna Caswell’s Beach House, illustrated by Amy June Bates
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This morning over at Kirkus, I’ve got two new picture books, especially perfect for preschoolers. That link is here.
Last week, I wrote here about some very summer’y picture books — Andrew Larsen’s See You Next Year, illustrated by Todd Stewart (Owlkids, March 2015); Peter Sís’ Ice Cream Summer (Scholastic, May 2015); Gary Clement’s Swimming, Swimming (Groundwood, May 2015); and Deanna Caswell’s Beach House, illustrated by Amy June Bates (Chronicle, May 2015).
Here’s some art from each book. Enjoy!
See You Next Year,
illustrated by Todd Stewart:
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We arrive at the same beach.”
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We’ve been coming to the same place every summer since I was little.
Nothing changes. That’s why I like it.”
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You can hardly see the swirls or the sand.”
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Swimming, Swimming:
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Beach House,
illustrated by Amy June Bates:
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Hot-foot hopping. Squeal and run.”
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Castles rise. Moats are filled. Stacking, smoothing. Smash, rebuild.”
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Salty skin. Chilly breeze.”
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Ice Cream Summer:
I am reading the encyclopedias you gave me.
I am diving into world history!”
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BEACH HOUSE. Copyright © 2015 by Deanna Caswell. Illustrations © 2015 by Amy June Bates. Published by Chronicle Books, San Francisco. Spreads reproduced by permission of the publisher.
Illustrations from Ice Cream Summer: Written and illustrated by Peter Sís. Illustrations © 2015 by Peter Sís. Used with permission from Scholastic Press.
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. Copyright © 2015 by Andrew Larsen. Illustrations © 2015 by Todd Stewart. Published by Owlkids Books, Toronto. Spreads reproduced by permission of the publisher.
SWIMMING, SWIMMING. Copyright © 2015 by Gary Clement. Published by Groundwood Books, Toronto. Spreads reproduced by permission of the publisher.
Oh, all of those bring up just such a sense of nostalgia! I love the idea of all of them, and the artwork of SWIMMING makes me long for the neighborhood pool. These are great!