{"id":5320,"date":"2021-04-11T00:01:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T06:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5320"},"modified":"2021-04-10T11:02:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T17:02:25","slug":"7-imps-7-kicks-738-featuring-jon-klassen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5320","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #738: Featuring Jon Klassen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“SHHH, it will hear you.”<\/em>
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\nA turtle. An armadillo. A snake. An alien creature. And some hats, of course. <\/p>\n

It’s my review of Jon Klassen’s<\/a><\/strong> newest (and very funny) book, The Rock from the Sky<\/em> (Candlewick, April 2021), over at the Horn Book<\/em>. <\/p>\n

That review is here<\/a><\/strong>, and below are some spreads. <\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n


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“I DID NOT HEAR YOU. I AM GOING TO COME CLOSER.”<\/em>
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“I see. I see how it is.
Just enough room for two.”<\/em>
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\nTHE ROCK FROM THE SKY. Copyright \u00a9 2021 by Jon Klassen. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.<\/em><\/p>\n

* * * Jules’s Kicks * * *<\/strong><\/font>
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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

1)<\/strong><\/font> Plans in a couple months to actually hang out INDOORS and DINE with (vaccinated-by-then) friends. <\/p>\n

2)<\/strong><\/font> This album turned 25 years old the other day, and I’ve loved it ever since it first appeared.
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\n3)<\/strong><\/font> Keeping up with work. <\/p>\n

4)<\/strong><\/font> The Liar’s Dictionary<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/strong> by Eley Williams<\/a><\/strong>.
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\n5)<\/strong><\/font> I finished another copyediting class! <\/p>\n

6)<\/strong><\/font> \u261f<\/font>
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