April 19th, 2018 by jules
Enjoy! And thanks to Matt for sharing.
April 17th, 2018 by jules
I’ve got a review over at BookPage of Sophie Blackall’s beautiful Hello Lighthouse (Little, Brown, April 2018). That is here, if you’d like to read more about the book.
Here at 7-Imp, Sophie visits to tell me a bit about the book, her research for it, and her process. I thank her for visiting and sharing lots of art. Let’s get right to it.
April 15th, 2018 by jules
Here today at 7-Imp, I’m featuring some spreads from the book. …
April 13th, 2018 by jules
That is here.
Last week, I wrote here about Matt Phelan’s Pignic (Greenwillow, March 2018) and Sebastian Meschenmoser’s It’s Springtime, Mr. Squirrel! (NorthSouth, February 2018). I’m following up with some art today, and Matt even sent along some preliminary artwork.
Enjoy!
April 12th, 2018 by jules
“I want Norma to show that these moments can hit us all differently and that there is a serious complexity to the way we all process something like death — in this case, the death of a distant relative.
The truth is, though, that this book came into being because I had a chance to observe my kids in situations that were more or less the same as the ones that Norma and Ray find themselves in. Mix in a fair amount of recollection — I remember my first funeral vividly, especially the fact that I felt really guilty for not being sad enough — and a little bit of invention, and you get The Funeral.”
Over at Kirkus today, I talk with Canadian illustrator Matt James, pictured here. His newest picture book, The Funeral (Groundwood, April 2018), is the first one he’s both illustrated and written.
The Q&A is here. Next week, I’ll follow up here at 7-Imp with more art from the book.
Until tomorrow …
April 10th, 2018 by jules
And what a book it is, this story of one girl, Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela; her very long name; and what she learns from her father about that name and her family heritage. It’s a book celebrating cultural identity in specific ways while, simultaneously, inviting children, no matter where they’re from, to consider their own family stories. Its distinctive palette (which Juana also discusses below), soft and endearing illustrations, and beautiful lettering make it sing. It’s a beauty, this one, with inviting, uncluttered spreads and a protagonist whose charms will draw in readers (particularly, preschool-aged ones, those more likely being read to) like a magnet.
I thank Juana for visiting 7-Imp today to share lots of art (including the art of her father and grandfather) and to talk about the book. Read the rest of this entry »
April 8th, 2018 by jules
Today, I’ve got the work of a newly-graduated illustrator to showcase, and I’m happy she’s visiting. Genevieve Irwin lives and works in New York and did her senior thesis with none other than Caldecott Medalist Brian Floca. She tells us below a bit about her work and, lucky for me and my blog readers, shares some art. I thank her for sharing. Let’s get right to it. …
April 6th, 2018 by jules
That is here.
Last week, I wrote here about Sarah Jacoby’s Forever or a Day (Chronicle, March 2018), as well as Ian Lendler’s One Day a Dot, illustrated by Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb (First Second, April 2018). I’m following up with art from each book today.
Enjoy!
April 5th, 2018 by jules
I’m following up my Kirkus Q&A last week with illustrator Qin Leng — which was here, if you missed it — with some of her illustrations from Jessica Scott Kerrin’s The Better Tree Fort (Groundwood, March 2018).
Enjoy!
April 1st, 2018 by jules
Today, I’m following up with some art from the book, and Rowboat has also sent some preliminary sketches (for which I thank him). I mean it when I say that it didn’t occur to me till after I decided to post this today that I’m posting bunny images on Easter day. Well, now. Didn’t even plan it, but it worked out well. If any bunnies are gonna appear here today, I’m glad it’s Big Bunny.
Let’s get to it. …
