{"id":4935,"date":"2019-08-23T00:01:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T06:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4935"},"modified":"2019-08-23T16:23:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T22:23:09","slug":"what-im-doing-at-kirkus-this-weekplus-what-i-did-last-week-featuring-matt-myers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4935","title":{"rendered":"What I\u2019m Doing at Kirkus<\/em> This Week,
Plus What I Did Last Week, Featuring Matt Myers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nOver at Kirkus<\/em> today, I have a tribute to those kicking off the school year in classrooms and libraries with lots and lots of books. <\/p>\n

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Last week, I wrote here<\/a><\/strong> about Matt Myers’s Hum and Swish<\/em> (Neal Porter Books\/Holiday House, June 2019). I’m following up today with some of Matt’s preliminary artwork for the book, as well as some final art. I thank him for sharing. <\/p>\n


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A final spread, sans text: “Jamie and the sea are friends.
Jamie hums. The waves swish.”<\/em>
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A final illustration, sans text: “‘Isn’t that pretty?'”<\/em>
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A final spread, sans text: “The sea tells stories, but it doesn’t ask questions.”<\/em>
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Rough and final spread, sans text: “‘What are you making?’ Jamie asks.
‘I don’t know yet.'”<\/em>
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Thumbnail, sketch, and final spread (sans text): “Jamie hums.
The woman swishes her paintbrush in a jar.”<\/em>
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Jacket<\/em>
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\nHere is a process video Matt created, which includes more art from the book:
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