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What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Week,
Plus What I Did Last Week,
Featuring Eva Eland and Svein Nyhus

h1 January 25th, 2019 by jules


” … and sits so close to you, you can hardly breathe.”
— From Eva Eland’s When Sadness is at Your Door
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“Boj is listening. There’s something in the living room. It’s Daddy.
Is Daddy quiet? Is Daddy happy? Is Daddy calm? …”
— From Gro Dahle’s Angryman, illustrated by Svein Nyhus
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Today over at Kirkus, I write about two new superb nonfiction books about animals in nature.

That is here.

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Last week, I wrote here at Kirkus about two new books that tackle heavy issues, including a Norwegian import about domestic violence — Eva Eland’s When Sadness is at Your Door (Random House, January 2019) and Gro Dahle’s Angryman (NorthSouth), illustrated by Svein Nyhus and coming to U.S. shelves in March.

I’m following up today with some art from each book.



 

From When Sadness is at Your Door:


 


“Try not to be afraid of Sadness. Give it a name.
Listen to it. Ask where it comes from and what it needs.”
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From Angryman:


 


“Why is Daddy so mad? Boj thinks. …”
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“‘Say it. Say it.’
‘I can’t,’ Boj says. ‘I just can’t,’ Boj says, feeling the weight of the latches and locks.
‘Write a letter,’ the dog says. …”
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“Dear King, Boj writes. Daddy hits, Boj writes.
Is it my fault? Boj asks. …”
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“‘But what should I do with Angryman?’ Daddy asks, looking at the king.
‘Angryman is terribly strong,’ Daddy says. …”
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“All the doors are wide-open. Sun and air; and wind in his hair. …”
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ANGRYMAN. Text copyright © 2003 by Gro Dahle. Illustrations © 2003 by Svein Nyhus. English translation copyright © 2019 by NorthSouth Books, Inc., New York. Illustrations reproduced by permission of NorthSouth Books.

WHEN SADNESS IS AT YOUR DOOR. Copyright © 2019 by Eva Eland. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, Random House, New York.





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