{"id":3252,"date":"2013-11-07T00:01:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T06:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=3252"},"modified":"2013-11-06T21:47:54","modified_gmt":"2013-11-07T03:47:54","slug":"hey-did-someone-just-steal-my-coffee-mug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=3252","title":{"rendered":"Hey … Did Someone Just Steal My Coffee Mug?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“The various bad odors, smells, and aromas that occasionally befoul your home
are almost always the work of the Stinkers.”<\/em>
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\nHmm … Can’t find my mug. Could be a little household thief. <\/p>\n

Last week at Kirkus<\/em>, I chatted with William Joyce<\/a><\/strong> about his newest picture book, The Mischievians<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (Atheneum, October 2013). That is here<\/a><\/strong>, and today I’ve got a bit of art from the book. <\/p>\n

Since this book is a catalog of everyday “things that make mischief, make mayhem, [and] make noise” (think: lost homework, missing keys, that kind of thing), Joyce has been inviting children on his recent book tour to create their own dastardly creatures of mayhem. He shared a few of those with me today (from Hunter’s Creek Elementary in Houston, Texas), and they are posted here as well. Here’s one, The Eye-Stealer. He—you guessed it—steals eyeballs (AIEE!), and he was discovered by a young scientist, named Blake. Keep your eyes peeled for The Eye-Stealer, I say. <\/p>\n


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\nEnjoy the rest. (There’s a bit more art from the book below, as well as three more child-created Mischievians.) <\/p>\n

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“Humans <\/em>never use all the toilet paper. Humans are <\/em>very thoughtful.
It is the Endroller who unfurls toilet paper like there was no tomorrow!”<\/em>
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“The Electronics-Stealer, who steals electronics, including Nintendo 3DS,”
discovered by young scientist Alex …<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n


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“The Eater, who eats everything,”
discovered by young scientist Austin …<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n


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“The Tree-Eater, who loves to eat trees,”
discovered by young scientist Jackson …<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

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THE MISCHIEVIANS. Copyright \u00a9 2013 by Moonbot Studios. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, Moonbot Books, an imprint of Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Child drawings also used with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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