{"id":2345,"date":"2012-05-04T00:01:05","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T06:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=2345"},"modified":"2012-05-04T05:55:19","modified_gmt":"2012-05-04T11:55:19","slug":"what-i%e2%80%99m-doing-at-kirkus-this-weekplus-what-i-did-last-weekfeaturing-adam-jb-lane-and-judith-rossell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=2345","title":{"rendered":"What I\u2019m Doing at Kirkus<\/em> This Week,
Plus What I Did Last Week,
Featuring Adam J.B. Lane and Judith Rossell"},"content":{"rendered":"


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“One evening after dinner, Randall McCoy stood up on his chair and announced as loud as he could: ‘I AM A BIG BOY NOW!’ This was news to his mother and father.”<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

This morning at Kirkus<\/em>, I take a look at two new 2012 offerings from Tara Books<\/a><\/strong>, as well as run down some of their titles from recent years that I think are must-sees. If you’re interested in international picture books (particularly from South Asia), you might find it a post worth visiting. The link is here<\/a><\/strong> this morning. <\/p>\n

Also, yesterday morning over at Kirkus<\/em>, I chatted briefly with author\/illustrator Tad Hills<\/a><\/strong> about his upcoming picture book, Rocket Writes a Story<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. That link is here<\/a><\/strong>, and next week here at 7-Imp I’ll have some more spreads from that sequel. <\/p>\n

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Last week at Kirkus<\/em>, I discussed two new little-boy picture book protagonists who make me laugh. First up was Adam J.B. Lane’s<\/a><\/strong> Stop Thief!<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, to be released later this month by Neal Porter\/Roaring Brook. (An illustration from that book opens this post.) And Judith Rossell’s<\/a><\/strong> Oliver<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (HarperCollins, May 2012)—or What Happens When You Build Your Own Cardboard Submarine and Head Down the Bathtub Drain—is very funny and a winner all-around. That link is here<\/a><\/strong>, and today I follow up with some art from each book. <\/p>\n

Enjoy. <\/p>\n


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“Oliver found out everything he could about wings.”<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n


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“Oliver climbed out of the bathtub and got a banana from the kitchen.
‘I’m going to poke it down the drain,’ he said. ‘No, you’re not,’ said Mom firmly.
‘You never let me do anything,’<\/font> said Oliver.”<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

{Note on the <\/em>Oliver art: The digital images appear brighter here—particularly that green—than they do in the book.}<\/em><\/p>\n

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“‘STOP THIEF!’ he cried. But the robber ran away instead.”<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

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“A steady breeze carried the balloon high over the city.
Randall could see for miles all around.”<\/em>
(Click to enlarge)<\/center><\/p>\n

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OLIVER. Copyright \u00a9 2012 by Judith Rossell. Published by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins, New York. Images reproduced here with permission of the publisher.<\/em><\/p>\n

STOP THIEF! Copyright \u00a9 2012 by Adam J.B. Lane. Published by Neal Porter\/Roaring Brook, New York. Images reproduced here with permission of the publisher.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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