{"id":5472,"date":"2021-11-28T00:01:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T06:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5472"},"modified":"2021-11-27T10:07:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T16:07:19","slug":"7-imps-7-kicks-771-featuring-brendan-wenzel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5472","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #771: Featuring Brendan Wenzel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2021\/11\/icopen.jpg\"><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve a review over at the <em>Horn Book<\/em> of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4139\">Brendan Wenzel&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> newest picture book, <em>Inside Cat<\/em> (Chronicle, October 2021). <\/p>\n<p>That review is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbook.com\/story\/review-of-inside-cat\">here<\/a><\/strong>, and below are some spreads. <\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2021\/11\/ic1large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2021\/11\/ic1small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Inside Cat knows many windows,<br \/>finds a view wherever it goes.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click spread to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2021\/11\/ic2large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2021\/11\/ic2small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Wanders. Wonders. Gazes. Gapes.<br \/>Sees the world through many shapes.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click spread to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2021\/11\/ic3large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2021\/11\/ic3small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Square and round shapes. Thin and wide.<br \/>Downward. Upward.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click spread to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2021\/11\/ic4large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2021\/11\/ic4small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Knows what smells. Knows what blares. Knows what speeds. Knows what stares.<br \/>Knows what rises. Knows what falls.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click spread to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2021\/11\/ic5large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2021\/11\/ic5small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Inside Cat might know it ALL!&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click spread to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2021\/11\/ic6large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2021\/11\/ic6small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Oh.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click spread to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2021\/11\/iccoverlarge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2021\/11\/iccoversmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click cover to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<em>INSIDE CAT. Copyright \u00a9 2021 by Brendan Wenzel. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, Chronicle Books, San Francisco.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><font size=3><strong>* * * Jules&#8217;s Kicks * * *<\/strong><\/font><br \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>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<p>Sorry to keep it brief this week, but I have a final exam to do in one of the classes I&#8217;m currently taking. My kicks, one to seven, are that this class is almost over (though I&#8217;ve also enjoyed it). <\/p>\n<p>What are <strong><font size=4>YOUR<\/font><\/strong> kicks this week?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I&#8217;ve a review over at the Horn Book of Brendan Wenzel&#8217;s newest picture book, Inside Cat (Chronicle, October 2021). That review is here, and below are some spreads. 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