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What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Week,
Plus What I Did Last Week, Featuring
Mehrdokht Amini, Vera Brosgol, and LeUyen Pham

h1 October 5th, 2018 by jules


— From Caron Levis’ Stop That Yawn!,
illustrated by LeUyen Pham


 


— From Jacob Sager Weinstein’s Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian,
illustrated by Vera Brosgol


 


“Finally their mothers decided to take a break and brought each boy to the park.
The boys were surprised to see each other. ‘Race you to the playgrounf!’ yelled Moe.
‘On your mark! Get set, go!’ Mo yelled back.
They climbed, swung, and played hide-and-seek.”
— From Jane Breskin Zalben’s A Moon for Moe and Mo,
illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini
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Over at Kirkus today, I’ve got three picture books that are lovely intergenerational tales.

That is here.

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Last week, I wrote here about Jacob Sager Weinstein’s Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian (Clarion, September 2018), illustrated by Vera Brosgol; Jane Breskin Zalben’s A Moon for Moe and Mo (Charlesbridge, August 2018), illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini; and Caron Levis’ Stop That Yawn!, illustrated by LeUyen Pham and coming to shelves (Atheneum) mid-October.

(To read more about Zalben’s book, head here.)

Today I’ve art from each book to share.

Enjoy!



 

From A Moon for Moe and Mo:


 


“Moses Feldman lived at one end of Flatbush Avenue,
and Mohammed Hassan lived at the other.”
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“At sundown they feasted under a leafy tree. Mo brought date cookies crumbled with almonds. Moe brought rugelach rolled with raisins. ‘Shalom,’ said Moe’s family,
wishing peace. ‘Salaam,’ said Mo’s family, wishing peace.”
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From Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian:


 


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From Stop That Yawn!


 



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“It was too late. The yawn was on the loose.”
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“… Gabby Wild dashed through the streets.”
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LYRIC MCKERRIGAN, SECRET LIBRARIAN. Text copyright © 2018 by Jacob Sager Weinstein. Illustrations copyright © 2018 by Vera Brosgol and used by permission of the publisher, Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghon Mifflin Harcourt, Boston.

A MOON FOR MOE AND MO. Text copyright © 2018 by Jane Breskin Zalben. Illustrations copyright © 2018 by Mehrdokht Amini and used by permission of the publisher, Charlesbridge, Watertown, MA.

STOP THAT YAWN! Text copyright © 2018 by Caron Levis. Illustrations copyright © 2018 by LeUyen Pham and used by permission of the publisher, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York.





3 comments to “What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Week,
Plus What I Did Last Week, Featuring
Mehrdokht Amini, Vera Brosgol, and LeUyen Pham”

  1. Must now a.) become pregnant, b.) fiddle offspring’s gender to female-identified c.) name female-identified offspring Lyric d.) buy cool book with her name on it.

    I love that title like you would not believe. Also, the OTT GiANT MOTH ArmY Oh NOes!!! makes me laugh. All three of these books share brilliant illustrations – I especially love the color and detail on STOP THAT YAWN! So, so cute.

         by tanita October 5th, 2018 at 12:39 pm

  2. PS – you can be Lyric for Halloween if I can be Lyric for the rest of the year. Deal?

         by tanita October 5th, 2018 at 12:41 pm

  3. DEAL!

         by jules October 5th, 2018 at 3:19 pm

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