Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast

What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Week,
Plus What I Did Last Week, Featuring
Jean Claverie, Tom Knight, and Elise Peterson

March 9th, 2018 by jules

From Yves Nadon’s We Are Brothers,
illustrated by Jean Claverie
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— From Juniper Fitzgerald’s How Mamas Love Their Babies,
illustrated by Elise Peterson

“We need to talk about the big bed.”
— From Bunmi Laditan’s The Big Bed,
illustrated by Tom Knight
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Over at Kirkus today, things are quite blue. That is here.

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Last week, I wrote here about Yves Nadon’s We Are Brothers (Creative Editions, March 2018), illustrated by Jean Claverie; Juniper Fitzgerald’s How Mamas Love Their Babies (Feminist Press, February 2018), illustrated by Elise Peterson; and Bunmi Laditan’s The Big Bed (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, February 2018), illustrated by Tom Knight.

I’m following up today with art from each book.

Enjoy!

From We Are Brothers:

“I watch as my brother swims to the rock, climbs to the top, then runs and jumps without the slightest hesitation. He yells all the way down
and splashes into the water beside me. …”
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“Not daring to show my fear, I gulp and swim to the bottom of the rock,
where the pine branches touch the water. …”
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“To my surprise, the path is so clear. …”
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“Legs shaking, turning around, the water seems so far away.
Too far. A breeze makes me shiver. …”
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“Breath. Heart. Breath, breath, heart. … My brother’s eyes … Heart. …”
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“And water, all of a sudden. I am bathing in the black and the stars.
I am alive. I am home.”
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From How Mamas Love Their Babies:

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From The Big Bed:

“I have no problem with you during the day. You’re a wonderful wrestler.
You’re also very gifted at the art of the horsie ride.”
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