{"id":4363,"date":"2017-06-02T08:05:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T14:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4363"},"modified":"2017-06-02T08:05:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T14:05:05","slug":"what-im-doing-at-kirkus-this-weekplus-what-i-did-last-week-featuring-mike-curatorafael-lopez-william-low-and-marc-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4363","title":{"rendered":"What I\u2019m Doing at Kirkus<\/em> This Week,
Plus What I Did Last Week, Featuring Mike Curato,
Rafael L\u00f3pez, William Low, and Marc Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Crimson red is my favorite color because it is the color of the crimson rosella,
a parrot found in southeastern Australia, where I live.”<\/em>
(Click to enlarge spread, created by Marc Martin<\/a><\/strong>)<\/center>
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\nCome dig deep with me<\/a><\/strong> over at Kirkus<\/em> today. <\/p>\n

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Last week, I wrote here<\/a><\/strong> about What’s Your Favorite Color?<\/em> (an Eric Carle and Friends book, published by Godwin Books\/Henry Holt), which features the work of a slew of talented authors and illustrators and will be on shelves in August. Today, I’ve got a small handful of spreads from the book. <\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n


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Mike Curato’s<\/a><\/strong> contribution<\/em>
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William Low’s<\/a><\/strong> contribution:
“Brown is the color of my old neighborhood in the Bronx. …”<\/em>
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Rafael L\u00f3pez’s<\/a><\/strong> contribution:
“The color I choose will surprise you because it dares to be different. …”<\/em>
(Click to enlarge spread)<\/center>
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All artwork used by permission of the publisher, Godwin Books\/Henry Holt and Company.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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