{"id":4109,"date":"2016-07-24T00:01:56","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T06:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4109"},"modified":"2016-07-23T22:01:06","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T04:01:06","slug":"7-imps-7-kicks-493-featuring-geraldo-valerio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4109","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #493: Featuring Geraldo Val\u00e9rio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nToday’s post is a bit of a sneak peek at an upcoming picture book from Groundwood Books. Geraldo Val\u00e9rio’s<\/a><\/strong> Turn on the Night<\/a><\/strong><\/em> will be out this September, but I’ve got a few spreads from it today. <\/p>\n

This is the wordless tale of a girl, at night, who’s fallen asleep, book in hand. This book looks very similar to Val\u00e9rio’s very story. Suddenly, the creature in the pages of the book leaps out through the window, and the girl is nowhere to be seen. Readers realize she has become the wolf-like creature who has leaped out of the house. The following pages show her as the wolf having a night-time adventure with the rooster just outside of her home, as well as a deer they meet. They fly to a star, the rooster grabs it, and the wolf returns to her home, lighting up the stringed lights around the headboard on the girl’s bed — really, he lights up her entire room. There, suddenly, is the girl again, sleeping happily. <\/p>\n

It’s a simple, but magical, plot with Val\u00e9rio’s rich colors; the palette is dominated by deep blues and lush greens. He captures with a seeming ease the euphoria of dreams of flight, as well as the cryptic nature of dreams, even ones that leave you with a smile on your face. The Publishers Weekly<\/em> review writes that there is a “giddy sense of possibility” in this story. Indeed. <\/p>\n

Here are a couple more spreads. Enjoy!<\/p>\n


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\nTURN ON THE NIGHT. Copyright \u00a9 2016 by Geraldo Val\u00e9rio. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, Groundwood Books, Canada.<\/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> Still making progress on packing. And we own a new house<\/em>, as of Friday! I’m grateful. <\/p>\n

2)<\/strong><\/font> Reading this book with my girls (whenever we’re not packing). Ooh, it’s so good so far!
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\n3)<\/strong><\/font> Margaret Glaspy’s Emotions and Math<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. I’m wearing it right out.
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\n4)<\/strong><\/font> Stranger Things<\/a><\/strong><\/em>! Which we managed to binge-watch on late nights this week, despite that whole packing thing. Soooo fun. <\/p>\n

5)<\/strong><\/font> April and the Extraordinary World<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.
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\n6)<\/strong><\/font> Indulging in a massage (when your muscles are in pretty bad shape). A good kind of ouch. <\/p>\n

7)<\/strong><\/font> I get to see a good friend today. <\/p>\n

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

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