{"id":4034,"date":"2016-04-17T00:01:56","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T06:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4034"},"modified":"2016-04-18T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T02:30:00","slug":"7-imps-7-kicks-479-featuring-akiko-miyakoshi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4034","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #479: Featuring Akiko Miyakoshi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“I wonder how fast the wind blows. I wish I had a ship with big propellers that would spin stronger winds to drive the storm away. The ship sails into the black clouds.
I keep watch.”<\/em>
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\nHi, dear kickers! I’m back from my research trip and happy to be kickin’ again. <\/p>\n

I write weekly columns for Kirkus<\/em>, and when I write about picture books over there, I always like to follow up later, here at 7-Imp, with art from the books I write about. That’s on account of being a big illustration fan. I don’t normally do that on Sundays, but I’m a bit behind from being out of town. <\/p>\n

All that’s to say that a couple of weeks ago, I wrote here<\/a><\/strong> about Akiko Miyakoshi’s<\/a><\/strong> The Storm<\/em> (Kids Can Press, April 2016), and so today I’m sharing some art from the book. <\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n


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“But earlier, our teacher told us, ‘Be sure to go straight home after class.
There’s a bad storm coming.'”<\/em>
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“I’ve been looking forward to our trip to the beach all week! But every time
I look at the sky, it gets darker and darker …”<\/em>
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“I hear rain pattering on the roof and peek outside.
The storm!”<\/em>
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“In the morning, sunshine streams through my window.”<\/em>
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“Perfect for a day at the beach!”<\/em>
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THE STORM. Copyright \u00a9 2009 Akiko Miyakoshi. English translation \u00a9 2016 Kids Can Press. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher.<\/em><\/p>\n

* * * Jules’ Kicks * * *<\/strong><\/font>
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1)<\/strong><\/font> I really enjoyed looking through the James Marshall Papers at UConn. So much art. So many sketchbooks. I miss the smell of the boxes. <\/p>\n

(AND<\/em> this Southerner did well, driving her rental car through snow and ice on Monday. I didn’t even accidentally run over any UConn students, though I did<\/em> get a campus parking ticket on day one!)<\/p>\n

2)<\/strong><\/font> I also got to talk to a handful of people up there, where he lived, who knew and loved him. People, it turns out, really like to talk about Jim, given his generous personality when he was alive. <\/p>\n

3)<\/strong><\/font> I finally<\/em> visited the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art!<\/p>\n

4)<\/strong><\/font> I met so many talented and friendly people and colleagues in both Connecticut and Massachusetts—and saw some old friends—that it’d take too long to list them all. I’m grateful for all the hospitality. <\/p>\n

5)<\/strong><\/font> A dear friend got some good medical news, and I got to visit her yesterday. Fingers are still crossed for even more good news for her this week. <\/p>\n

6)<\/strong><\/font> I met with a friend yesterday to join forces as critique partners on projects. (I really need this, because if I’m working alone, I tend to talk myself out of things. Also, her project is pretty great, but I have full confidence you’ll see it on bookshelves one day in the near future.) <\/p>\n

7)<\/strong><\/font> Rhubarb-orange pie. <\/p>\n

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

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