{"id":4556,"date":"2018-02-02T08:27:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T14:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4556"},"modified":"2018-02-04T10:04:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T16:04:09","slug":"art-from-galia-bernstein-judy-horacekand-philippa-leathers-meow-quack-roar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4556","title":{"rendered":"Art from Galia Bernstein, Judy Horacek,<br>and Philippa Leathers (Meow, Quack, Roar)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/9781419726439_INT_Page_02openingz.jpg\"><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;&#8216;Hello, my name is Simon.<br \/>I am a cat. Just like you!'&#8221;&#8211; From Galia Bernstein&#8217;s <\/em>I Am a Cat<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/Ducks Away opeing.jpg\"><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8221; &#8230; and <\/em>he<em> tumbled into the river as well!&#8221;<br \/>&#8212; From Mem Fox&#8217;s <\/em>Ducks Away!<em>, illustrated by Judy Horacek<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/9780763688431.int.2large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/9780763688431.int.2small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;&#8216;Hello, Little Tiger,&#8217; said Elephant. &#8216;Did I scare you?&#8217; asked Little Tiger.<br \/>&#8216;Oh, no. You&#8217;re much too small.&#8217; &#8216;Drat!&#8217; said Little Tiger,<br \/> and he set off again to find someone else to scare.&#8221;<br \/>&#8212; From Philippa Leathers&#8217; <\/em>The Tiptoeing Tiger<br \/>(Click spread to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\nLast week at <em>Kirkus<\/em>, I wrote <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/features\/descending-ducks-confident-cats\/\">here<\/a><\/strong> about three new picture books perfect for the toddler and preschool set \u2014 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/memfox.com\/\">Mem Fox&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> <em>Ducks Away!<\/em> (Scholastic, January 2018), illustrated by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/horacek.com.au\/\">Judy Horacek<\/a><\/strong>; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dancingkangaroo.com\/\">Galia Bernstein&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> <em>I am a Cat<\/em> (Abrams, February 2018), and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/philippaleathers.com\/\">Philippa Leathers\u2019<\/a><\/strong> <em>The Tiptoeing Tiger<\/em> (Candlewick, February 2018). <\/p>\n<p>Today, I&#8217;ve got a bit of art from each book. <\/p>\n<p>Enjoy! <\/p>\n<p>(Note: See an interview with Galia Bernstein <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.letstalkpicturebooks.com\/2018\/01\/lets-talk-illustrators-57-galia.html\">here<\/a><\/strong> at Mel Schuit&#8217;s wonderful blog.)<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center><strong><font size=4>From <em>Ducks Away!<\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/Ducks Away INT-1left.jpg\"><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;&#8230; a sudden guest of wind swept the last little<br \/>duck right into the river below!&#8221;<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/Ducks Away INT-1rightzzz.jpg\"><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/Ducks Away INT-2right.jpg\" border=1><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Mother Duck looked down.<br \/>The five little ducks looked up.&#8221;<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/ducksawaycover.jpg\"><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center><strong><font size=4>From <em>I Am a Cat<\/em>:<\/font><\/strong><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/9781419726439_INT_Page_04large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/9781419726439_INT_Page_04small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click spread to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/9781419726439_INT_Page_06large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/9781419726439_INT_Page_06small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;&#8216;A cat?&#8217; said Cheetah. &#8216;But you are so short and chubby. Cats are tall and graceful creatures who run faster than all the animals in the world.<br \/>You don&#8217;t look like you can run very fast at all.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click spread to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/IAmaCatcover.jpg\" border=1><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center><strong><font size=4>From <em>The Tiptoeing Tiger<\/em>:<\/font><\/strong><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/9780763688431.int.1large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/9780763688431.int.1small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center>&#8220;Tiptoe, tiptoe, tiptoe &#8230;&#8221;<br \/>(Click spread to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/02\/tiptoeing tigercover.jpg\" border=1><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center>* * * * * * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><em>Illustrations from DUCKS AWAY! written by Mem Fox. Art (c) 2018 by Judy Horacek. Used with permission from Scholastic Press.<\/p>\n<p>I AM A CAT. Text and illustrations copyright \u00a9 2017 Galia Bernstein. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, Abrams Books for Young Readers, New York. <\/p>\n<p>THE TIPTOEING TIGER. Copyright \u00a9 2018 by Philippa Leathers. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;&#8216;Hello, my name is Simon.I am a cat. Just like you!&#8217;&#8221;&#8211; From Galia Bernstein&#8217;s I Am a Cat &nbsp; &#8221; &#8230; and he tumbled into the river as well!&#8221;&#8212; From Mem Fox&#8217;s Ducks Away!, illustrated by Judy Horacek &nbsp; &#8220;&#8216;Hello, Little Tiger,&#8217; said Elephant. &#8216;Did I scare you?&#8217; asked Little Tiger.&#8216;Oh, no. 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