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What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Week,Plus What I Did Last Week,Featuring Suzy Lee and Kathryn Otoshi

Published: 22/09/2017

— From Kathryn Otoshi’s Draw the Line(Click to enlarge spread) — From Suzy Lee’s Lines(Click to enlarge spread) Today over at Kirkus, I write about Michael Mahin& ... Read more

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Eating Contests, Birth Order, and How They Fit Together to Become Slider by Pete Hautman

Published: 20/09/2017

A Game of Dogs On July 4th, 2017, at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Contest, Joey Chestnut won for the ninth time by gobbling down 72 hot dogs in 10 minutes.* It was grotesque, it was disgusting, ... Read more

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Embracing Inventiveness and Perseverance in Ethan Marcus Stands Up by Michele Weber Hurwitz

Published: 19/09/2017

Often, all it takes is a crumb – a little morsel of a moment – to spark an idea for a book. One that may not even seem like a moment at the time. My high-energy son was in eighth-grade, studying for a ... Read more

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A Toast to Kate DiCamillo by Kirsten LeClerc

Published: 18/09/2017

“I’m only eating toast today. Toast with a great deal of butter on it,” declared my daughter. She was six years old at the time and a Mercy Watson superfan. I humored her at breakfast, and she snacked ... Read more

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Disaster and Discovery: True Stories of Survival That Inspired Five Nonfiction Authors by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace

Published: 17/09/2017

Imagine embarking for an unexplored world, relying on faulty maps based on guesswork and fake science. Your goal is a tropical oasis at the North Pole, inhabited by unknown species of animals and mayb ... Read more

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7-Imp’s 7 Kicks #552:Featuring Selina Alko and Sean Qualls

Published: 17/09/2017

(Click to enlarge spread) When I was a child, I used to wonder about things like souls and my very identity. That is, I wondered what made me, me and what it would be like if I were born as som ... Read more

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Cock-a-Doodle-Doo!: Ten Picture Books about Farm Life by Jake Nuckolls

Published: 16/09/2017

My Grandad is in his mid-90s. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge, raised 3 children with my Grandma Dot, and grew up a farm boy; back when the technological revolution of the day was connecting a c ... Read more

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What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Week,Plus What I Did Last Week, Featuring Katherine Roy

Published: 15/09/2017

Today over at Kirkus, I’m reading between the lines, so to speak. That is here. * * * Last week, I talked here with author-illustrator Katherine Roy about her newest picture book, How to ... Read more

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Hey, Educators! Josh Funk Wants to Embarrass You! (Book Trailer Premiere for IT’S NOT JACK AND THE BEANSTALK)

Published: 15/09/2017

Educators are the best! I’ve written before about how #TeachersAreRockStars and how incredible it is that you work 100+ hour weeks basically year round, etc, etc. I love you all. And hopefully you loo ... Read more

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The Wood Sculptures of Moisés and Armando Jiménez

Published: 13/09/2017

I’ve got some board book art here at 7-Imp today, though it didn’t begin its life as board book art. It was once a picture book (published in 2007), but the publisher, Cinco Puntos ... Read more

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A Tool for Teaching Text Structures and Revision by Melissa Stewart

Published: 12/09/2017

Back in 2013, when No Monkeys, No Chocolate was published, I created this Revision Timeline. Educators love it because in just 15 minutes students can watch the videos and see for themselves how much ... Read more

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I’m Raising Fearless Readers Who Will Try Anything by Dena McMurdie

Published: 11/09/2017

When my girls were small, I decided that I wanted them to grow up without any limits. I wanted them to dream big and not let society’s boundaries define who they are or what they can do. ... Read more

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Cover Reveal: The King of Bees by Lester Laminack

Published: 10/09/2017

Waiting on a new book is something like waiting for a baby to arrive. There is much excitement and great anticipation. Though you know both parents, you are eagerly waiting to see that new little fa ... Read more

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7-Imp’s 7 Kicks #551: Featuring Shawn Harris

Published: 10/09/2017

“… Let’s think about and discuss the fact that this is the largest sculpture in all the land, and the most iconic symbol of the United States of America. Let’s talk about the f ... Read more

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10 Books for the Jewish Fall Holidays by Stacey Shubitz

Published: 9/09/2017

Some people think Chanukah is the most important Jewish holiday since it is typically celebrated in December. Many Jewish children deem it significant since they receive presents, often one on ... Read more

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Pets & Poetry by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Published: 8/09/2017

As we watch the news reports of the impact of hurricanes, flooding, and storms across our country, we’re united in our concern for neighbors or strangers affected by these disasters. Scenes of help an ... Read more

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Looking Back, Looking Forward by Sheila Greenwald

Published: 7/09/2017

I started illustrating books for children in 1956 and began to write them in 1975. As a freelancer involved with many publishing houses, I had an outsider’s view of quickly changing styles, rules, and ... Read more

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My Inspiration for Elsie Mae Has Something to Say by Nancy J. Cavanaugh

Published: 5/09/2017

So, who ever heard of the Okefenokee Swamp? Well about twenty years ago, I hadn’t; but today I’m celebrating pub day for my book, Elsie Mae Has Something to Say, which takes place in the Okefenokee S ... Read more

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Wild Side: Art from K. G. Campbell and Sydney Smith

Published: 5/09/2017

— From Michelle Cuevas’s Smoot: A Rebellious Shadow,illustrated by Sydney Smith(Click to enlarge spread) — From Holly Grant’s Wee Sister Strange,illustrated by K. G. Cam ... Read more

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An Ode to the Books of My Childhood . . . And to the Ones I Missed by Maggie Bokelman

Published: 4/09/2017

In the box of things my mother saved from my childhood is an “about me” book written and illustrated by my third-grade self. On one page, a stick figure with a creepy grin and no nose is stretched out ... Read more

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How Parental Guilt Syndrome Led to The Adventures of Caveboy by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

Published: 3/09/2017

I know that I’m often a disappointment to my family. They’ll tell you something different – they’re good people who love me and don’t want me to feel badly. But I know in my heart that I fail them fro ... Read more

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