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Good morning, dear Imps! <\/p>\n
I’ve got a review over at BookPage<\/em> of Lynne Rae Perkins’s<\/a><\/strong> Frank and Lucky Get Schooled<\/em> (Greenwillow, June 2016), which is such an excellent picture book. Normally, I like to link to these reviews from here at 7-Imp so that I can also show you some art from the book. But today, I don’t have art; I’m going to just link you to the review. And that’s because BookPage<\/em> chose the book as a Children’s Top Pick for this month. This means they included two spreads from the book in their review, to which I enthusiastically say (because I’ve already had my coffee this morning and am capable of enthusiasm by this point), YAY!<\/em><\/p>\n So, you can head over here<\/a><\/strong> to read all about it and see that bit of art, which I highly recommend, because—as I’ve already noted and as I say in the review—it’s such a well-crafted book. And, if you love picture books as much as I do, you don’t want to miss it. <\/p>\n [Fun Fact, speaking of Ms. Perkins: Home Lovely<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is one of my favorite picture books of all time.]<\/p>\n 1)<\/strong><\/font> Our realtor. He’s a realtor bad-ass, you all. I feel like this moving thing is going to happen soon. Very soon. With him as our guide, though, I am not worried. <\/p>\n 2)<\/strong><\/font> The girls made some pretty delicious candy this week. (It’s the little things.)<\/p>\n 3)<\/strong><\/font> These thoughts<\/a><\/strong> on book selection and omission from author Kate Messner. <\/p>\n 4)<\/strong><\/font> You gotta admit this TED Talk parody<\/a><\/strong> is pretty funny. (“humble head nod”)<\/p>\n 5)<\/strong><\/font> Even though they have a brand-new CD out, I’m just now getting around to Ages and Ages’s<\/a><\/strong> 2014 CD. It’s good stuff. I may have posted this below two years ago, but why not again? <\/p>\n
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\nNote 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
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