What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Week,
Plus What I Did Last Week,
Featuring Matt James and Laura Vaccaro Seeger

h1 November 17th, 2017 by jules


From Richard Jackson’s Snow Scene,
illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

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Cover illustration (sans text) from Paul Harbridge’s When the Moon Comes,
illustrated by Matt James

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Over at Kirkus today, I’ve got three brand-new picture books. That is here.

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Last week I wrote here about Richard Jackson’s Snow Scene (Neal Porter/Roaring Brooke, November 2017), illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, as well as Paul Harbridge’s When the Moon Comes (Tundra, September 2017), illustrated by Matt James. I’m sharing art from both books today. (The illustrations Matt sent from When the Moon Comes are sans text.)

Enjoy!

 

From When the Moon Comes:


 


“At four, we are on the road. The sun is almost down.
Already the cold has settled, biting noses and cheeks. …”

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“The fire crackles high and hot. … The harsh smoke burns all our eyes in turn,
but it is warm and we do not mind.”

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“The game is on, and our shouts
rise up and disappear into the cold, black sky. …”

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From Snow Scene:


 


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SNOW SCENE. Text copyright © 2017 by Richard Jackson. Illustrations © 2017 by Laura Vaccaro Seeger. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, Neal Porter Books/Roaring Brook Press, New York.

WHEN THE MOON COMES. Text copyright © 2017 by Paul Harbridge. Illustrations © 2017 by Matt James. Published by Tundra Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers. Illustrations reproduced by permission of Matt James.





2 comments to “What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Week,
Plus What I Did Last Week,
Featuring Matt James and Laura Vaccaro Seeger”

  1. Looks like I’ve got to buy a few more picture books! Thanks, Jules.


  2. Wow! I like your pictures with all the images like that. that would be nice to get one of them in my room.


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