{"id":2601,"date":"2013-07-14T00:01:03","date_gmt":"2013-07-14T06:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=2601"},"modified":"2013-07-14T09:10:39","modified_gmt":"2013-07-14T15:10:39","slug":"7-imp%e2%80%99s-7-kicks-339-featuring-kevin-cornell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=2601","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #339: Featuring Kevin Cornell"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Final spread from<\/em> Count the Monkeys
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I’m going to be ever-so brief in my explanation of these images today, only because I have already written about this book over in another location. I recently reviewed for BookPage<\/em> Mac Barnett’s<\/a><\/strong> latest book, Count the Monkeys<\/em> (Disney\/Hyperion, June 2013), illustrated by Kevin Cornell<\/a><\/strong>. And I could just send you to my review<\/a><\/strong> and stop there, but you all know I start to get downright twitchy unless I also share picture book art, so today I’m following that review up with some art from Cornell, as well as some sketches he sent along. <\/p>\n

Kevin Cornell<\/a><\/strong> is a UK illustrator (and unitasker<\/a><\/strong>). Don’t let the “mediocre” bit fool you. <\/p>\n

So, at the risk of looking lazy today, here<\/a><\/strong> are my thoughts on the book (which will also give you a sense of what it’s about, of course), but today here in 7-Imp Land is some art — before my kicks, that is. <\/p>\n

Enjoy. <\/p>\n

Concept Sketches
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Early sketch: Monkeys and Mac Barnett<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

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Some Final Art
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(These last two images are details from various spreads throughout the book)<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

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COUNT THE MONKEYS. Copyright \u00a9 2013 by Mac Barnett. Illustrations copyright \u00a9 2013 by Kevin Cornell. Published by Disney\/Hyperion, New York. Spreads used with permission of Kevin Cornell.<\/em><\/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

* * * Jules’ Kicks * * *<\/strong><\/font>
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1)<\/strong><\/font> Last week I shared some ALA<\/a><\/strong> kicks. Here’s another: <\/p>\n

I went to a lovely dinner the first night of ALA, a wonderful gathering of folks from the Dutch publisher Lemniscaat (who, on the whole, make beautiful books). Illustrators Charlotte Dematons<\/a><\/strong> and Ingrid & Dieter Schubert<\/a><\/strong> were there, all the way from Holland, as well as Jean Christophe Boele van Hensbroek and Jesse Goossens<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Also in attendance was the legendary musician Janis Ian<\/a><\/strong>. This Fall, Lemniscaat will release her first picture book, The Tiny Mouse<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, illustrated by the Schuberts. Here I am pictured with Janis, happy to be in her presence. (So, she’s had this amazing<\/em> career, yes? But you all know I’m also an SNL<\/a><\/strong><\/em> Geek, right? Fun Fact: She was the first musical guest ever on SNL<\/em>. She performend “At Seventeen” on the show’s debut on October 11, 1975.)<\/p>\n

It really was a wonderful evening of good company, and Janis made me teary-eyed when she talked about her favorite childhood librarian and how important books were to her. She also sang, guitar in hand. It was really special. <\/p>\n

2)<\/strong><\/font> I’ve had way more work this summer than I normally do, but I can start to see a light at the end of the tunnel. <\/p>\n

3)<\/strong><\/font> I’m reading The Princess Bride<\/a><\/strong><\/em> with my girls, and it’s just as funny as I remember. The nine-year-old thinks the Sicilian is HYSTERICAL. <\/p>\n

4)<\/strong><\/font> The girls are being very patient with me saying stupid things in my best Inigo Montoya voice, such as: “Hello. My name is Julie Danielson. It is now bed-time. Prepare to snuggle.” <\/p>\n

5)<\/strong><\/font> Okay, while we’re on the subject: Every time I see the scene in the movie adaptation<\/a><\/strong> where Inigo finally<\/em> corners Count Rugen—EVERY single time—I get the good kind of goosebumps, as if it’s the first time I’m seeing it: <\/p>\n

Inigo: Offer me money.
\nCount Rugen: Yes!
\nInigo: Power, too, promise me that.
\nCount Rugen: All that I have and more. Please…
\nInigo: Offer me anything I ask for.
\nCount Rugen: Anything you want…
\nInigo: I want my father back, you son of a bitch.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[SLASH. RUGEN FALLS.]<\/p>\n

BOO to the YAH, my friends. <\/p>\n

6)<\/strong><\/font> Sunshine. <\/p>\n

7)<\/strong><\/font> Not much longer till Sam Phillip’s<\/a><\/strong> brand-new album will be mailed to those of us fans who pre-ordered it. In celebration, I share what is, arguably, her most beautiful song EVER:<\/p>\n

Reflecting Light by Sam Phillips on Grooveshark<\/a><\/span><\/object><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n

What are YOUR<\/font><\/strong> kicks this week? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Final spread from Count the Monkeys(Click to enlarge) I’m going to be ever-so brief in my explanation of these images today, only because I have already written about this book over in another location. I recently reviewed for BookPage Mac Barnett’s latest book, Count the Monkeys (Disney\/Hyperion, June 2013), illustrated by Kevin Cornell. And I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-seven-good-things-before-monday","category-picture-books"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}