Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast

— From Julie Falatko’s Snappsy the Alligator and His Best Friend Forever (Probably),
illustrated by Tim Miller

 


“Dring-dring, dring-dring!
Chirri and Chirra have wonderful dreams that night.”
— From Kaya Doi’s Chirri & Chirra: The Snowy Day
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— From Laurel Snyder’s Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy,
illustrated by Emily Hughes

 


— From Bethan Woollvin’s Rapunzel

 


“When it gets dark, Kuma-Kuma Chan listens to the … stars.”
— From Kazue Takahashi’s Kuma-Kuma Chan’s Travels
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Over at Kirkus today, I’ve got activism on the mind.

That is here.

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Last week, I wrote here about the return this Fall of some beloved picture book characters. I’m following up today with some art from those books, which include Kazue Takahashi’s Kuma-Kuma Chan’s Travels (Museyon, October 2017); Laurel Snyder’s Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy (Chronicle, October 2017), illustrated by Emily Hughes; Bethan Woollvin’s Rapunzel (Peachtree, October 2017); Julie Falatko’s Snappsy the Alligator and His Best Friend Forever (Probably) (Viking, October 2017), illustrated by Tim Miller; and Kaya Doi’s Chirri & Chirra: The Snowy Day (Enchanted Lion, October 2017).

Enjoy!

 

From Kuma-Kuma Chan’s Travels:

 


“He loves to travel.”
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“Sometimes he visits a tropical island and
takes a nap on the beach while listening to the waves.”
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“Sometimes Kuma-Kuma Chan gets upset and
rolls around on the ground.”
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“… where he dreams he was a fierce tiger.”
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From Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy:

 


“… He watched Charlie and Mouse draw. He read a book.
Then his nose began to snore.”
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From Rapunzel:

 


“Rapunzel lived all alone in a tall, dark tower.
She was trapped there by a witch, who visited every day.”
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“Every day, the witch brushed Rapunzel’s hair, swish, swish. …”
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From Chirri & Chirra: The Snowy Day:

 


“They come to a great hall.
Everyone is doing all kinds of things.”
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“Dring-dring, dring-dring!
They follow everyone into a passageway.”
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“They dip their marbles into the hot water.
The ice on the buds melts and the flowers bloom.”
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“The water, now scented with flowers,
is just the right temperature.”
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“Dring-dring, dring-dring!
When they go outside, it has already stopped snowing.”
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From Snappsy the Alligator
and His Best Friend Forever (Probably):

 


“Snappsy the alligator was the most interesting reptile in the whole world.”
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CHARLIE & MOUSE & GRUMPY. Text copyright © 2017 by Laurel Snyder. Illustrations copyright © 2017 by Emily Hughes. Illustrations used by permission of the publisher, Chronicle Books, San Francisco.

CHIRRI & CHIRRA: THE SNOWY DAY. Text and illustrations copyright © 2010 by Kay Doi. First edition, published in 2017 by Enchanted Lion Books, Brooklyn. Illustrations used by their permission.

KUMA-KUMA CHAN’S TRAVELS. © 2017 Kazue Takahashi. Illustrations used by permission of the publisher, Museyon, New York.

RAPUNZEL. Text and illustrations copyright © 2017 by Bethan Woollvin. Illustrations used by permission of the publisher, Peachtree, Atlanta.

SNAPPSY THE ALLIGATOR AND HIS BEST FRIEND FOREVER (PROBABLY). Copyright © 2017 by Julie Falatko. Illustrations © 2017 by Tim Miller. Illustrations used by permission of the publisher, Viking, New York.