{"id":3413,"date":"2014-05-25T00:01:07","date_gmt":"2014-05-25T06:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=3413"},"modified":"2014-05-24T17:57:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-24T23:57:21","slug":"7-imps-7-kicks-383-featuring-david-soman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=3413","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #383: Featuring David Soman"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“And Mama Bear, being a mother, looked at each one of her three little bears,
hugged them all very, very tight, kissed the tops of their furry heads,
and forgave them. Then she brought them inside for a warm supper.”<\/em>
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\nNow, wouldn’t this have been the perfect post for Mother’s Day a couple Sundays back? Too bad I always do everything backwards. <\/p>\n

This is art from David Soman’s Three Bears in a Boat<\/em>, released just this past week by Dial Books for Young Readers. I reviewed this for BookPage<\/em>, so if you want to read all about it, that link is here<\/a><\/strong>. I wanted to be sure to follow up with art. My very favorite illustration from the book is below, too. <\/p>\n

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“Charlie and Theo smiled. And so just like that, the sly bears slide their into the sea and set sail. Their sail flew open like a wing, and the boat flashed across the water. Dotting the sea around their home were many other bears in boats.
Surely one of them would know where they could find a blue seashell.”<\/em>
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“But the bears on the first boat did not have any idea where to look. The bears in the second boat were a little confused. And the bears in the third boat seemed a bit busy.”<\/em>
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“They sailed until the island rose in a hump before them,
and began to search for the seashell.”<\/em>
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“Mama was waiting for them. ‘I’m sorry I broke your shell,’ said Theo. ‘Me too,’
said Dash. ‘Me three,’ said Charlie. ‘But look what we found for you!’
Dash held up the beautiful new shell.”<\/em>
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\nTHREE BEARS IN A BOAT. Copyright \u00a9 2014 by David Soman. Published by Dial Books for Young Readers, New York. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher.<\/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 weekend I saw my super cool nephew graduate from high school, and I saw a girl I used to babysit get married. MARRIED, I tell you. Time marches on. <\/p>\n

I wasn’t sure I’d be able to stop by Knoxville’s Children’s Festival of Reading<\/a><\/strong>, but fortunately I did have time after all. I had a Zachariah OHora<\/a><\/strong> sighting (no, that’s not the ghost of Shel Silverstein) …<\/p>\n

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… and I got to hear (pictured left to right) Zachariah, Toni Buzzeo<\/a><\/strong>, Jessica Young<\/a><\/strong>, Andrea Davis Pinkney<\/a><\/strong>, and Brian Pinkney<\/a><\/strong> discuss picture books:<\/p>\n

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2)<\/strong><\/font> I have been wearing out St. Vincent’s<\/a><\/strong> new CD, because it is very, very good. <\/p>\n

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3)<\/strong><\/font> This week Neko Case<\/a><\/strong> told someone not to “Peggy-Olson” her. <\/p>\n

4)<\/strong><\/font> Teachers who get<\/em> it. <\/p>\n

5)<\/strong><\/font> I got an F&G of Mac Barnett<\/a><\/strong> and Jon Klassen’s<\/a><\/strong> new picture book, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole<\/em> (not out till October). I see so many picture books every week that it’s such a treat to see ones like this — funny and clever and one to pore over. <\/p>\n

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I hope to post about it closer to its release. I won’t be able to help myself. It’s a really wonderful book. <\/p>\n

6)<\/strong><\/font> My daughters and I are reading some great novels aloud together. <\/p>\n

7)<\/strong><\/font> School is very close to being out, so we’ll be reading even more. <\/p>\n

BONUS:<\/strong><\/font> Thoughtful surprises from thoughtful friends in the mail. <\/p>\n

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

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