{"id":4200,"date":"2016-11-18T06:21:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T12:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4200"},"modified":"2016-11-25T10:01:23","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T16:01:23","slug":"what-im-doing-at-kirkus-this-weekplus-what-i-did-last-week-featuring-brian-biggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4200","title":{"rendered":"What I\u2019m Doing at <em>Kirkus<\/em> This Week,<br>Plus What I Did Last Week, Featuring Brian Biggs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/police officer sketchuse.jpg\"><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\nToday over at <em>Kirkus<\/em>, I&#8217;ve got <em>Emily Dickinson<\/em>, the first title in the new Poetry for Kids series from MoonDance Press. That is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/features\/inspiration-emily\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Last week, I chatted <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/features\/tinyvilles-architect\/\">here<\/a><\/strong> with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mrbiggs.com\/about\/\">Brian Biggs<\/a><\/strong> about his <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mrbiggs.com\/books\/tinyville-town\/\">Tinyville Town<\/a><\/strong> series. Below are some sketches, as well as some final art from the series. I thank Brian for sharing. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center><strong><font size=4>Early Sketches and Thumbnails:<\/font><\/strong><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/fire fighterssmall.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/I'm a Vet page 2-3 skuse.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/founder statueuse.jpg\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/Tinyville Town Bridge 2-3 sklarge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/Tinyville Town Bridge 2-3 sksmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/Tinyville Town Bridge 6-7 sk.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/Tinyville Town Bridge 6-7 sksmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/Tinyville Town Bridge 18-19 sk 2large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/Tinyville Town Bridge 18-19 sk 2small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/firefighter 10-11 thumbs.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/firefighter 10-11 thumbssmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/22-23 construction.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/22-23 constructionsmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/BRIDGE thumb smalllarge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/BRIDGE thumb smallsmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/firefighter templatelarge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/firefighter templatesmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center><strong><font size=4>A Selection of Art from the Series:<\/font><\/strong><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/librarian-authorselfieuse.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/tvt_charactersuse.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/tinyville-little-drawing-coloruse.jpg\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_GetsToWork_4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_GetsToWork_4small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_GetsToWork_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_GetsToWork_2small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_GetsToWork_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_GetsToWork_1small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_GetsToWork_3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_GetsToWork_3small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_getstowork_3duse.jpg\"><br \/>\n<center><em>Four spreads above:<br \/>From <\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781419721335\">Tinyville Town Gets to Work!<\/a><\/strong><br \/>(Click each to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_Vet_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_Vet_2small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_Vet_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_Vet_1small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_vet_3duse.jpg\"><br \/>\n<center><em>Two spreads above:<br \/>From <\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781419721359\">Tinyville Town: I&#8217;m a Veterinarian<\/a><\/strong><br \/>(Click each to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_Fire_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_Fire_2small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_Fire_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_Fire_1small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/11\/TvT_firefighter_3duse.jpg\"><br \/>\n<center><em>Two spreads above:<br \/>From <\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781419721342\">Tinyville Town: I&#8217;m a Firefighter<\/a><\/strong><br \/>(Click each to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center>* * * * * * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><em>All art used by permission of Brian Biggs.<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Today over at Kirkus, I&#8217;ve got Emily Dickinson, the first title in the new Poetry for Kids series from MoonDance Press. That is here. * * * Last week, I chatted here with Brian Biggs about his Tinyville Town series. Below are some sketches, as well as some final art from the series. 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