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Tomorrow morning over at Kirkus<\/em>, I discuss the upcoming novel (Fall 2011) from one of my favorite authors, Jack Gantos<\/a><\/strong>. The link will be here<\/a><\/strong> in the morning. {Ed. to Add on Friday: The link is here<\/a><\/strong>.}<\/em><\/p>\n Each illustrator mentioned in last week’s column—Laura Ljungkvist<\/a><\/strong>, Stephen Savage<\/a><\/strong>, Bob Staake<\/a><\/strong>, and Frank Viva<\/a><\/strong>—also shares some editorial illustrations below. In one instance, we’re treated to some early picture-book sketches. (Even if you just skim this post or are thinking about skipping it altogether, at least scroll down to see Staake’s Minimalist Christmas<\/em> from ’08. That’s brilliant is what that is. I wish my brain worked that way.) <\/p>\n And note things like Ljungkvist’s (she will stop by for an interview soon, and I’ll have to ask her how to actually pronounce that consonant-heavy name. Isn’t it fascinating just to look at?) … Where was I? Oh right. Scroll down to Ljungkvist’s “Tables for Two” editorial illustration for The New Yorker<\/em>. Aha! A predecessor, I see, to her very fun Follow the Line<\/em> books for children. It’s all exciting for Illustration Junkies like me and many 7-Imp readers to see how this editorial art informs their children’s book illustration — or perhaps vice versa. <\/p>\n Note of interest for folks in New York City: Stephen Savage tells me that he and Frank Viva will do a reading at The Powerhouse Arena on Sunday, July 10, from 4-5pm. More information is here<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n Enjoy the art. <\/p>\n Looks like I goofed when I noted in last week’s Kirkus<\/em> column that this one was released this April. Clearly, it was April of last<\/em> year. Ah well. Better late than never. I did, however, finally see a copy this week of Laura’s Follow the Line to School<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, which will be released in July by Viking Juvenile…<\/p>\n Walrus can be spotted in the book trailer, too; also being spied here is Stephen himself, as well as Betsy Bird’s<\/a><\/strong> reading room at NYPL, according to Stephen:<\/p>\n<\/a>
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Can you find the squawking crow?”<\/em>
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Look and find the vampire’s cape!”<\/em>
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Can you find the mini one?”<\/em>
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Save it! Tow it! \/ Big repair job! \/ Take-a-bath-and- \/ rinse-with-care job!”<\/em>
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Well, people asked — you might have guessed — ‘Whose donuts are the very best?'”
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Every night while Peter stargazed, Pepi sang him a special space song:
Twinkle, twinkle, little stars, \/ Satellite, planet, galaxy, Mars. \/ Comet, Venus, telescope, \/ Jupiter, rocket, Asterope. \/ Saturn, Mercury, Milky Way, \/
Neptune, orbit, moon, sun ray.”<\/em>
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Looking at it now, I think it’s pretty good!”<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n
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