{"id":3593,"date":"2014-11-28T00:01:52","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T06:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=3593"},"modified":"2014-11-28T21:15:15","modified_gmt":"2014-11-29T03:15:15","slug":"what-im-doing-at-kirkus-this-weekplus-what-i-did-last-week-featuring-bardur-oskarsson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=3593","title":{"rendered":"What I\u2019m Doing at Kirkus<\/em> This Week,
Plus What I Did Last Week, Featuring B\u00e1r\u00f0ur Oskarsson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“…’She is totally flat,’ said the rat.
For a while they just stood there looking at her.”<\/em>
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\nThis morning over at Kirkus<\/em>, I write about the anniversary editions of Robie H. Harris’<\/a><\/strong> It\u2019s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health<\/em> and It\u2019s So Amazing! A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families<\/em>. These informative and thorough books for children (must-haves for parents and children’s libraries) on sexual health and puberty have been updated for their birthdays this year. Both books are illustrated by Michael Emberley<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

That link is here<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

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Last week, I wrote here<\/a><\/strong> about B\u00e1r\u00f0ur Oskarsson’s<\/a><\/strong> The Flat Rabbit<\/em>, and I’m following up with some art today. <\/p>\n

Enjoy. <\/p>\n

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“They went to the park to think. At least the dog was thinking —
so hard that his brain was creaking. Where could they move her?
And what if somebody found her and ate her? …”<\/em>
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“‘Watch the ears!’ said the dog, while carefully peeling her flat legs off the road.
The rabbit was so thin, he was afraid she might tear. …”<\/em>
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“…The dog was quite proud of their excellent work,
but the rat wasn’t convinced the tape would hold. …”<\/em>
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THE FLAT RABBIT. Copyright \u00a9 2011 B\u00e1r\u00f0ur Oskarsson. Translation \u00a9 2014 Marita Thomsen. Illustrations used by permission of the publisher, Owlkids, Toronto.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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