{"id":3831,"date":"2015-08-30T00:01:20","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T06:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=3831"},"modified":"2015-08-29T19:13:57","modified_gmt":"2015-08-30T01:13:57","slug":"7-imps-7-kicks-447-featuring-simona-ciraolo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=3831","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #447: Featuring Simona Ciraolo"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n“I’d had my suspicions for a while that someone had replaced my sister with a girl who looked a lot like her. It had to be! …”<\/em> Thus opens the new book from author-illustrator Simona Ciraolo<\/a><\/strong> (who brought us last year’s Hug Me<\/a><\/em><\/strong>), Whatever Happened to My Sister?<\/a><\/strong><\/em> This will be on shelves, come November, from Flying Eye Books. It’s the story of a young girl whose teenage sister is keeping her distance, as teenage sisters are wont to do. The girl, however, is filled with confusion and sorrow, given that they used to play together closely. “I am rather observant,” the girl notes, “yet the moment of the switch must have passed me by.”<\/p>\n

There’s a real tender pain here as we follow the girl watching her sister, the latter fully engaged in typical teen activities (listening to music, watching television, hanging with her friends). The younger one tries to engage her sister yet can’t — and eventually she is moved to tears and hides behind the living room couch. But fear not: Her older sister finds her and they spend time together. <\/p>\n

There’s humor here, as well as hurt feelings. The family cat brings some comic relief, for one. Ciraolo’s characters are expressive and her palette, intriguing. The colors are fairly limited, but this serves the story well. The bright oranges are fitting for the intense moments of either frustration or loneliness, and the final spread—where the two girls sit and talk on the couch—are washed in a brilliant, intense red. As always, I’ve got some spreads here to show you (sans the text, in this case) so that you can see for yourself. <\/p>\n

Enjoy the art! <\/p>\n


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“I’d had my suspicions for a while that someone had replaced my sister
with a girl who looked a lot like her. It had to be!”<\/em>
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“My sister was never so tall. Did it happen overnight? I am rather observant,
yet the moment of the switch must have passed me by.”<\/em>
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“I suppose there were the signs. She’d been incredibly boring on several occasions
but I guess I didn’t give it much thought …”<\/em>
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“… at least until I noticed her sense of fashion had gone.
This new sister showed no interest in pretty things.”<\/em>
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\nWHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY SISTER? Copyright \u00a9 2015 by Simona Ciraolo. Illustrations used by permission of the publisher, Flying Eye Books, New York.<\/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> The care that Flying Eye Books puts into the production of their books. <\/p>\n

2)<\/strong><\/font> Exploding Kittens<\/a><\/strong>, the card game, has arrived — and it’s like it was made EXPRESSLY for my daughters. <\/p>\n

3)<\/strong><\/font> The girls and I are reading Anne of Green Gables<\/a><\/strong><\/em> aloud (first time for each of us), and it’s a HOOT. <\/p>\n

4)<\/strong><\/font> Solutions that work. <\/p>\n

5)<\/strong><\/font> Kindnesses extended to me. <\/p>\n

6)<\/strong><\/font> Helping hands. <\/p>\n

7)<\/strong><\/font> This<\/a><\/strong> has been a good listen. <\/p>\n

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

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