{"id":3597,"date":"2014-12-04T00:01:45","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T06:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=3597"},"modified":"2014-12-03T21:41:09","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T03:41:09","slug":"a-boy-named-carl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=3597","title":{"rendered":"A Boy Named Carl …"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The book’s opening endpapers (without text): “‘Imagination will often carry us
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\nLast week, I chatted over at Kirkus<\/em> with author-illustrator Stephanie Roth Sisson<\/a><\/strong> about Star Stuff<\/em>, her new picture book biography of Carl Sagan (which Horn Book<\/em> just gave a starred review<\/a><\/strong>). That link is here<\/a><\/strong>, and I wanted to be sure to follow up this week with some art from the book. Stephanie also sent some early dummy images, sketches, etc. Several of the dummy images below were later changed, so if you’ve seen the book, it’s fascinating to see these earlier images. <\/p>\n

I thank Stephanie for sharing. Enjoy! <\/p>\n


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A final spread from the book (without text): “He read stories written by people who imagined what life might be like on other planets. His favorite character, John Carter, could stand with his arms outstretched and wish himself to Mars …”
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An illustration not in the book …
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STAR STUFF. Copyright \u00a9 2014 by Stephanie Roth Sisson. Published by Roaring Brook Press, New York. All images here are reproduced by permission of the author.<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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