{"id":5126,"date":"2020-06-14T00:01:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T06:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5126"},"modified":"2020-06-19T12:57:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T18:57:20","slug":"7-imps-7-kicks-695-featuring-andrea-pippins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5126","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #695: Featuring Andrea Pippins"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Your big dark eyes take in the world.
Will you be curious, like your uncle …”<\/em>
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\nToday, I’ve got some spreads from Andrea Pippins’s<\/a><\/strong> Who Will You Be?<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, released back in April by Schwartz & Wade, in which a parent wonders who her child will grow up to be. <\/p>\n

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With pen and digitally colored illustrations in simple shapes and uncluttered spaces, the narrator speaks directly to her child: “My child, my little one, who will you be when you are grown?” From there, she thinks about and presents family members and friends and the traits each has that makes them special. For instance, Daddy has “loving kindness” in his eyes. The child’s brother is contemplative, observant. Ms. Jess finds beauty wherever she goes, and auntie loves adventure. The mother narrating the book sees some of the same qualities in her child, and in other instances wonders if her child will be like them. It’s a sweet story of a Black family and community \u2014 and the mother who looks to them as role models. As the starred Booklist<\/em> review wrote, it’s a “paean to individuality, each child’s potential, and the power of leading by example.” The palette is bright, and given these eye-catching colors, as well as the book’s direct address to young children, perhaps we’ll see a board book version of the same book one day \u2014 for parents to share with toddlers.<\/p>\n

Here a few more spreads from the book.
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“And boldness in your heart, like your grandma.
Will you be like them?”<\/em>
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“Your cousin Curlena is loud and joyful.
Will you be like her?”<\/em>
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“… and your cousin Gigi, who gives big hugs.”<\/em>
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WHO WILL YOU BE? Copyright \u00a9 2020 by Andrea Pippins. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children\u2019s Books, New York.<\/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> Continuing to listen, donate, read, and learn. <\/p>\n

2)<\/strong><\/font> Grateful that this week a friend sent me this link<\/a><\/strong> about Stacey Abrams’s 2018 gubernatorial campaign and the racially motivated voter suppression that occurred to keep her out of office. It’s not news to me, and it’s not very kicky, but I’m grateful to know this short film is out there for recommending (and for succintly educating my daughters on the topic). <\/p>\n

3)<\/strong><\/font> Good talks with good friends about everything going on in this country now. <\/p>\n

4)<\/strong><\/font> Homecoming<\/em>, season two<\/strong><\/a> … <\/p>\n

5)<\/strong><\/font> … and that score by Emile Mosseri<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

6)<\/strong><\/font> Speaking of television, the last episode of Insecure<\/a><\/strong><\/em> broke my heart (COME ON, MOLLY), but that and the episode before it were so beautifully shot<\/em>.<\/p>\n

7)<\/strong><\/font> Attending a live, virtual Laura Marling concert<\/a><\/strong> last weekend in an empty Union Chapel in London. Beautiful. <\/p>\n

What are YOUR<\/font><\/strong> kicks this week?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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