{"id":5559,"date":"2022-03-31T00:01:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T06:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5559"},"modified":"2022-03-30T15:38:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T21:38:25","slug":"emile-and-the-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5559","title":{"rendered":"<em>Emile and the Field<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/03\/emile1large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/03\/emile1small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;There was a boy named Emile<br \/>who fell in love with a field.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click spread to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve a review over at the <em>Horn Book<\/em> of <em>Emile and the Field<\/em> (Make Me a World, March 2022), written by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinyoungpoetry.com\/biography.html\">Kevin Young<\/a><\/strong> and illustrated by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiomaebinama.com\/\">Chioma Ebinama<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s one of the most exquisite picture books you&#8217;ll see this year.  <\/p>\n<p>The review is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbook.com\/story\/bookreviews\/review-of-emile-and-the-field\">here<\/a><\/strong>, and here today at 7-Imp are some spreads. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/03\/emile2large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/03\/emile2small.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\/2022\/03\/emile3full.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/03\/emile3left.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/03\/emile3full.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/03\/emile3right.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Two images above: Click either to see spread in its entirety)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/03\/emile4large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/03\/emile4small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Though they too love it, and if we share, Emile&#8217;s father said, who usually had an answer, and learn to take care, it means the field will be here forever.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click spread to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/03\/emilecoverlarge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/03\/emilecoversmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click cover to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center>* * * * * * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><em>EMILE AND THE FIELD. Text copyright \u00a9 2022 by Kevin Young. Jacket art and interior illustrations copyright \u00a9 2022 by Chioma Ebinama. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, Make Me a World, an imprint of Random House Children&#8217;s Books, New York.<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There was a boy named Emilewho fell in love with a field.&#8221;(Click spread to enlarge) &nbsp; I&#8217;ve a review over at the Horn Book of Emile and the Field (Make Me a World, March 2022), written by Kevin Young and illustrated by Chioma Ebinama. 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