{"id":3432,"date":"2014-06-17T07:51:08","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T13:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=3432"},"modified":"2014-06-17T09:23:06","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T15:23:06","slug":"seven-questions-over-breakfast-with-kevin-sherry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=3432","title":{"rendered":"Seven Questions Over Breakfast with Kevin Sherry"},"content":{"rendered":"

That really should say six<\/em> questions over breakfast. And no Pivot Questionnaire, which my visitor today, author-illustrator Kevin Sherry<\/a><\/strong>, opted out of. This is fine. He’s a busy guy, because as you can see here, he doesn’t just create books. He also dons his big blue bear head to entertain crowds of dancing children, guitar in hand (which you can read about below). <\/p>\n

Kevin’s got a brand-new book out. Let me say first: If, by chance, you aren’t familiar with his books, I’ve got seven words for you. (Wait, that is not half<\/em> as dramatic as something like two<\/em> words for you, but moving on …) I’m. The. Biggest. Thing. In. the. Ocean. Those are the seven words and the title of his debut picture book<\/a><\/strong>, which is a favorite of mine and such a superb story time choice for the wee young crowd. (I’m lookin’ right at you, story time librarians.) The starred Kirkus<\/em> review for this book says, no less, that “waves of exuberance” emanate from this book, and it’s true. This debut was in 2010, and ever since then, I watch his new releases with interest. Also, I’ve wanted to interview him since then. Better late than never!<\/p>\n

The new book is Turtle Island<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (Dial, May 2014). It’s about friendship and community, and not surprisingly (for fans of his debut book), opens with “I’m a giant turtle, and I’m as BIG as an island.” For this new story, Sherry penciled, inked, and then painted with watercolors. Oh, and his upcoming new chapter book about cryptids (image below) looks mighty fun, too. <\/p>\n

As for our breakfast today, Kevin works morning shift at a restaurant, “so I ended up eating a lot of pieces of baguettes, and I found myself feeling a little sluggish, so I started eating oatmeal with apricots and toasted almonds, ’cause we got the apricots and almonds in the restaurant, and I feel myself feeling better and not being hungry for a while.” I like how he said that in one breath. It might be hard to keep up with him this morning, but I’ll give it a try. <\/p>\n

I thank him for visiting and sharing lots of his art. <\/p>\n

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Jules<\/font><\/strong>: Are you an illustrator or author\/illustrator?<\/font><\/p>\n

Kevin<\/font><\/strong>: I studied Illustration at school (MICA<\/a><\/strong>), but I was always telling stories, and there’s no one else on the cover, so Author-Illustrator. <\/p>\n

Jules<\/font><\/strong>: Can you list your books-to-date?<\/font><\/p>\n


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