{"id":4470,"date":"2017-10-15T00:01:46","date_gmt":"2017-10-15T06:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4470"},"modified":"2017-10-13T16:56:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T22:56:31","slug":"7-imps-7-kicks-556-featuring-e-b-goodale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4470","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #556: Featuring E. B. Goodale"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Between two windows, there could be a phone,
used for good ideas.”<\/em>
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\nYou all are going to think I’m lazy today, but hear me out. <\/p>\n

I’m showing you two spreads from one of my favorite picture books this year, Julia Denos’s<\/a><\/strong> Windows<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (Candlewick, October 2017), illustrated by E. B. Goodale<\/a><\/strong>. (This, in fact, is Goodale’s debut.) Oh, how I love it. However, I’m not going to tell you right now why<\/em> I like it, because that is to-come. <\/p>\n

As mentioned previously, I’ve joined the team over at the Horn Book’s<\/em> Calling Caldecott this year. We are in the swing of things and writing about all kinds of wonderful picture books — and have been for several weeks now<\/a><\/strong>. I not only know that we’re going to cover Windows<\/em>, but I may<\/em> be the one writing about it. So, I’ll wait for that — but did want to mark the book’s publication this coming week and give you a peek inside. <\/p>\n

For now, if you want to read more, I’ll send you to the Kirkus<\/em> review, which is here<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

And more on this book from me later, whether it’s in a couple of months or early 2018. (We will still be blogging at Calling Caldecott in January.)<\/p>\n


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“Another window could be dark, with a sleeping plant or two,
or maybe bright and rounded, like the moon.”<\/em>
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\nWINDOWS. Text copyright \u00a9 2017 by Julia Denos. Illustrations copyright \u00a9 2017 by E.B. Goodale. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.<\/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> My sweet youngest daughter turned 12 yesterday. <\/p>\n

2)<\/strong><\/font> My late brother’s birthday was this week. Bittersweet. He would have been 47. He was THE BEST and shaped me into the person I am today. I’m glad I had him in my life. <\/p>\n

3)<\/strong><\/font> More of this<\/a><\/strong>. Please. <\/p>\n

4)<\/strong><\/font> How great is this?
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