What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Week,
Plus What I Did Last Week, Featuring John Hendrix
November 20th, 2015 by jules
Last week at Kirkus, I wrote here about Tom Angleberger’s McToad Mows Tiny Island (Abrams, September 2015), illustrated by John Hendrix. Today, let’s take a peek inside the book. If John Hendrix’s art doesn’t wake you up this morning, I don’t know what will.
There have been a lot of discussions this week about refugee resettlement in the wake of terrorist attacks across the globe. My column at Kirkus today was prompted by that and some thoughts on responding with compassion — and three older picture books, in particular, that come to my mind. That link is here.
Enjoy John’s art below!
But Thursday is the day he mows … Tiny Island.”
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A conveyor belt carries the lawn mower to an airplane.”
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He puts a little oil in the lawn mower.”
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MCTOAD MOWS TINY ISLAND. Copyright © 2015 by Tom Angleberger. Illustrations copyright © 2015 by John Hendrix. Illustrations used by permission of the publisher, Abrams, New York.
