{"id":4082,"date":"2016-06-19T00:01:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T06:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4082"},"modified":"2016-06-18T19:42:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-19T01:42:58","slug":"7-imps-7-kicks-488-featuring-culpeo-s-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4082","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #488: Featuring Culpeo S. Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“When the moon slithers into the open skies,
surely some trickery is afoot.”<\/em>
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\nSometimes this happens: You see a beautiful picture book and, without thinking things through, you assume it was just<\/em> released. Then you find out it’s a couple years old. <\/p>\n

I was just about to tell you about Manasi Subramaniam’s The Fox and the Crow<\/em> (Karadi Tales), illustrated by Culpeo S. Fox<\/a><\/strong>, when I just now realized (when looking for an image of the book’s cover) that Betsy Bird wrote a lovely, detailed review of it here<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Gorgeous to eye and ear alike, the story\u2019s possibilities are mined beautifully and the reader is left reeling in the wake. If you\u2019d like a folktale that\u2019s bound to wake you up, this beauty has your number.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Then I realized she wrote it in 2014. And<\/em> that the book was actually released then. Long story why, but I thought this one was newly-released here in the U.S. Even though I tend to focus on new picture books here at 7-Imp, just to keep things easier, I can still tell you about this one, though.
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“Crow’s pride sets his hunger ablaze.
Fox smirks.”<\/em>
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\nActually, at the risk of appearing lazy, I’m going to direct you to Betsy’s review, if you’d like to read more about this book. “Gorgeous” is not an overstatement. As Betsy notes in her review, Kirkus<\/em> described this one<\/strong><\/a> as “Aesop noir,” which nails this book. (They also<\/em> described it as gorgeous.) I’ve only got two spreads today, but aren’t they beautiful? <\/p>\n

Here’s<\/a><\/strong> Culpeo’s website if you’d like to see even more of his art.
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THE FOX AND THE CROW. Copyright \u00a9 2014 Manasi Subramaniam. Illustrations \u00a9 2016 Culpeo S. Fox. Illustrations used by permission of the publisher, Karadi Tales Company Pvt. Ltd.<\/em><\/p>\n

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> It’s Father’s Day, and my daughters have the best possible father a person could ever have. <\/p>\n

2)<\/strong><\/font> “Where’s the bill? Where’s the bill?”<\/a><\/strong> on Monday. Thank you, Democrats. <\/p>\n

3)<\/strong><\/font> When ALA makes statements like this<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

4)<\/strong><\/font> Vice President Biden in moments like this<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

5)<\/strong><\/font> House-hunting progress!<\/p>\n

6)<\/strong><\/font> Getting in the fetal position for about five minutes at a time, when necessary, and pretending you’re not an adult for a moment. (House-hunting and mortgage discussions make me feel very<\/em> adult.) <\/p>\n

7)<\/strong><\/font> When Congressman John Lewis told Donald Trump to shut up on Twitter:
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\nWhat are YOUR<\/font><\/strong> kicks this week? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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