{"id":2316,"date":"2012-03-23T00:01:29","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T06:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=2316"},"modified":"2012-03-23T07:27:06","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T13:27:06","slug":"what-i%e2%80%99m-doing-at-kirkus-this-morningplus-what-i-did-last-week-featuring-ann-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=2316","title":{"rendered":"What I\u2019m Doing at Kirkus<\/em> This Morning,
Plus What I Did Last Week, Featuring Ann James"},"content":{"rendered":"


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“Until I am older, I can only have a stick insect. ‘And Sadie and Ratz, don’t forget,’ says Dad. Sadie and Ratz aren’t animals. ‘But they behave like wild beasts,’ says Dad.”<\/em><\/center>
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\nThis morning over at Kirkus<\/em>, I write about Polly Horvath’s<\/a><\/strong> new novel, Mr. and Mrs. Bunny — Detectives Extraordinaire!<\/em> Who else has read this very funny book? Raise your hand, please. And come talk to me about it. <\/p>\n

That link is here<\/a><\/strong> today. <\/p>\n

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Last week, I wrote about Sonya Hartnett’s<\/a><\/strong> new early chapter book for young readers, Sadie and Ratz<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, scheduled to be released by Candlewick at the end of this month. Remarkably good, this book. That link is here<\/a><\/strong>. I just now figured out that it was originally published in 2008 (in Australia, I’m guessing), something I had failed to notice when I penned that column. So, what we have here, lucky us, is the first U.S. Edition. (Smart Candlewick.) <\/p>\n

And Ann James’<\/a><\/strong> charcoal drawings for the book? Well, as I wrote last week, they are striking—you can see for yourself with the images I’m sharing today—and they perfectly capture the emotional impulses of Hartnett\u2019s story. They are reminiscent to me of early Sendak art, which is fitting for what I find to be a very Sendakian tale. <\/p>\n

Enjoy the art. <\/p>\n

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“When I am kind, these are things I do:
tickle Dad’s ear, stroke Mom’s hair, wobble Grandma’s stomach” …<\/em>
(Click to enlarge)<\/center><\/p>\n

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“When he does these things, Sadie and Ratz wake up!<\/strong><\/font>“<\/em>
(Click to enlarge)<\/center><\/p>\n

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SADIE AND RATZ. Text copyright \u00a9 2008 by Sonya Hartnett. Illustrations copyright \u00a9 2008 by Ann James. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA on behalf of Walker Books, London.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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