{"id":2569,"date":"2013-05-19T00:01:30","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T06:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=2569"},"modified":"2013-05-19T00:01:34","modified_gmt":"2013-05-19T06:01:34","slug":"7-imp%e2%80%99s-7-kicks-331featuring-a-small-crew-of-smiley-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=2569","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #331:
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My Imp readers will have to forgive me today: I don’t have illustrations to share this morning, as I always do on Sundays, but I was out of town this weekend for Knoxville’s 2013 Children’s Festival of Reading. Knoxville does these festivals up right, and they’re always good fun. <\/p>\n

This year (as I did last year<\/a><\/strong>) I moderated a picture book panel. 2013’s visitors included—as pictured left to right above—author Deborah Diesen<\/a><\/strong>, author\/illustrator Bob Shea<\/a><\/strong>, author\/illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka<\/a><\/strong> (had never met him in person before, but I feel like he’s an old friend, so that was particularly fun), author Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen<\/a><\/strong>, and author Marc Tyler Nobleman<\/a><\/strong> (do you all know about his pop culture research projects<\/a><\/strong>? … I love that). <\/p>\n

So, that’s what I offer you today — a photo of people having just finished discussing picture books, which is always a kick. (Best question was from a child, and it was along the lines of “you’re grown-ups, so how do you relate to kids?” Or maybe it was “…so, how do you write for children?” Either way, it was a pretty profound question.) <\/p>\n

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Note for any new readers: 7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks is a weekly meeting ground for taking some time to reflect on Seven(ish) Exceptionally Fabulous, Beautiful, Interesting, Hilarious, or Otherwise Positive Noteworthy Things from the past week, whether book-related or not, that happened to you. New kickers are always welcome. <\/p>\n

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1)<\/strong><\/font> Seeing Bob Shea reminded me that this book below comes out soon, which I plan to write about on account of its SHEER AWESOMENESS. (I’ve had an F&G of the book for a while.)<\/p>\n

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2)<\/strong><\/font> As Bob was talking yesterday at the picture book panel, I also remembered this video from him, which surely I’ve posted here before? I mean, SURELY, because it makes me laugh so, so hard. (It’s evidently from a Texas book festival from a couple years ago maybe? I dunno. I wasn’t there.) Do yourself a favor and carve out seven minutes to watch that. (And—because SURELY I’ve posted it before??—I apologize if I’m being redundant here.)<\/p>\n