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He lived high in a tree on the banks of the wide, flowing river.”<\/em>
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This morning over at Kirkus<\/em>, I have a brief tribute to Tim Egan’s<\/a><\/strong> very funny books — all in good time, seeing as how his latest beginning reader title for children, Dodsworth in Rome<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, is out this year. The Kirkus<\/em> link is here<\/a><\/strong>, if you’re so inclined to head over there and find out why THERE’S NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT CORN.<\/p>\n Oh! Note to fellow Egan fans: He will be visiting 7-Imp for a breakfast interview in the very near future. <\/p>\n Last week’s column highlighted two new picture books, one featuring Indian-American protagonists and another one that tells a story from Indian folklore. That link is here<\/a><\/strong>, if you’d like to read more about the books, but today I share some art from them. Pictured above is the opening spread from Gerald McDermott’s<\/a><\/strong> Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (Harcourt), and a couple more spreads from that are at the close of this post. First up is some of the artwork (without the text) from F. Zia’s Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (Lee & Low Books), illustrated by Ken Min<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n Enjoy. <\/p>\n
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Aneel hopped on his grandfather’s lotus lap, and Dada-ji began.”<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n
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Dada-ji said, drooling a little.”<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n
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‘Hot, hot roti for Dada-ji!’ he announced in his biggest voice.”<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n<\/p>\n