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What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Week, Plus What I Did
Last Week, Featuring Vera Brosgol and Andrea Tsurumi

h1 March 15th, 2019 by jules


— From Gideon Sterer’s Not Your Nest!,
illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi


 


“Yes, there are a lot of us.”
–From Vera Brosgol’s The Little Guys
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At Kirkus today, I write about a story of deep empathy and elegance, one about sorrow, grief, and how to support a friend suffering it.

That is here.

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Last week, I wrote here about Vera Brosgol’s The Little Guys (Roaring Brook, April 2019), as well as Gideon Sterer’s Not Your Nest!, illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi (Dial, March 2019). Today here at 7-Imp, I’ve some art from each book, and both Vera and Andrea also share some early sketches. I thank them for sharing.



 

Early Sketches from The Little Guys:


 



 



 



 



 



 

Final Spreads from The Little Guys:


 


“We are the Little Guys. Yes, we are small. But there are a lot of us.
Together we are strong, and we can get all we need.”
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“We can cross deep water where you can’t see the bottom.
Off to find breakfast for the Little Guys.”
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“None for you! All for us!
Hand it over to the Little Guys!“
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Early Sketches from Not Your Nest!


 



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Final Spreads from Not Your Nest!


 


“… That’s okay. You can build another.”
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“HMPH! Perhaps I need something other than sticks …”
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“This is OUR nest.”
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THE LITTLE GUYS. Copyright © 2019 by Vera Brosgol. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, Roaring Brook Press, New York. Sketches reproduced by permission of Vera Brosgol.

NOT YOUR NEST! Text copyright © 2019 by Gideon Sterer. Illustrations © 2019 by Andrea Tsurumi. Images reproduced by permission of Andrea Tsurumi and the publisher, Dial Books for Young Readers, New York.





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